title: Prosthodontic care of patients receiving chemotherapy and irradiation to the head and neck.
abstract: The basic requirements for successful dental prostheses must be applied to the particular needs of patients receiving chemotherapy or irradiation to the head and neck. The compromised tissue integrity of these patients dictates that added emphasis be placed on meeting these requirements. The objective is to ensure that the patient will not be traumatized by, or become septic as a result of, his prostheses or dental condition. In this chapter we have emphasized care of removable prostheses, but it is equally important to examine and repair or remove faulty fixed prostheses and restorations.
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003779:Denture Design; D003822:Denture Liners; D003778:Dentures; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014016:Tissue Conditioning, Dental