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A 79-year-old woman developed a moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma involving the left edentulous mandibular gingiva and alveolar ridge 26 years after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, with no history of tobacco or alcohol use. The patient had severe xerostomia and other chronic post-radiotherapy oral complications. Clinical examination revealed an irregular erythroleukoplakic lesion with ulceration, and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. Surgical excision was performed without clinical or radiographic evidence of bone invasion, and additional radiotherapy was avoided because of the patient's prior head and neck radiotherapy and severe post-radiotherapy tissue changes. The patient remained disease-free after 15 months of follow-up. This case highlights a rare edentulous mandibular gingival\/alveolar ridge presentation of radiation-induced second primary oral squamous cell carcinoma with an unusually long latency period. 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