Complications of head and neck radiation therapy and their management
Journal Article
·
· J. Prosthet. Dent.; (United States)
Patients who receive radiation therapy to the head and neck suffer potential complications and undesirable side-effects of this therapy. The extent of undesirable responses is dependent on the source of irradiation, the fields of irradiation, and the dose. The radiotherapist determines these factors by the extent, location, and radiosensitivity of the tumor. The potential undesirable side-effects are xerostomia, mucositis, fibrosis, trismus, dermatitis, photosensitivity, radiation caries, soft tissue necrosis, and osteoradionecrosis. Each of these clinical entities and their proposed management have been discussed.
- Research Organization:
- USAF Regional Hospital, Eglin AFB, FL
- OSTI ID:
- 5849446
- Journal Information:
- J. Prosthet. Dent.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Prosthet. Dent.; (United States) Vol. 49:4; ISSN JPDEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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