Evaluation of some oral postradiotherapy sequelae in patients treated for head and neck tumors Avaliação de algumas seqüelas bucais pós-radioterapia em pacientes tratados de neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço

Evaluation of some oral postradiotherapy sequelae in patients treated for head and neck tumors Avaliação de algumas seqüelas bucais pós-radioterapia em pacientes tratados de neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço

The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral sequelae of radiotherapy in patients treated between 1999 and 2003 for head and neck tumors. One-hundred patients (24 women, 76 men) ranging in age from 30 to 83 years (mean 59.2 years) were examined. Time since radiotherapy ranged from 1 to 72 months (...

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Main Authors: Cássia Maria Fischer Rubira, Nádia Juliana Devides, Liliane Torsani Úbeda, Antônio Geraldo Bortolucci Jr, José Roberto Lauris, Izabel Regina Fischer Rubira-Bullen, José Humberto Damante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2007-09-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
Radioterapia
Xerostomia
Saliva
Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço
Radiotherapy
Head and neck neoplasms
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