Dental management prior to radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer
Indian J Cancer
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2018 Jul; 55(3): 251-256
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-190363
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Patients diagnosed with head and neck tumors, are treated by surgery, radiation therapy (RT), chemotherapy (CT) or a combination thereof. The goal is to describe the management protocol for patients subjected to radiation therapy (RT) and to study their long-term oral health status. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective study was performed in a sample of 50 patients. We analyzed the oral health status and all the variables included applying the adapted protocol of pre-RT.RESULTS:
Prior to RT, 84% of patients required scaling and 32% conservative treatment. Around 74% of patients required at least one exodontia. The mean of exodontias for patients presenting Grade 3 of oral hygiene was 6.50 per person (p<0.0001). The pre-RT study of possible candida infection showed that 78% of patients were negative for this infection. The mean resting saliva production was 39.10 (SD 23.30; range 13-145), with a stimulated value of 64.78 (SD 33.92; range 16-200).CONCLUSIONS:
All patients should be protocoled to ensure that they present optimal oral conditions prior to initiating RT treatment.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
Journal:
Indian J Cancer
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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