Oral management strategies for radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

Summary: Radiotherapy, often with concomitant chemotherapy, has a significant role in the management of head and neck cancer, however, radiotherapy induces adverse events include oral mucositis, hyposalivation, loss of taste, dental caries, osteoradionecrosis, and trismus, all of which have an impac...

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Main Authors: Yumiko Kawashita, Sakiko Soutome, Masahiro Umeda, Toshiyuki Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761620300028