title: The oral management of patients who have received radiotherapy to the head and neck region.
abstract: Several thousand patients are diagnosed annually with head and neck cancer (HANC) in the United Kingdom. This represents a significant proportion of all cancers that are diagnosed and a common treatment modality for this is radiotherapy to the head and neck region. Radiotherapy can be highly successful in managing HANC but also has several side-effects in the oral cavity and associated structures. These sequelae present considerable short and long-term problems for dental professionals involved in the care of HANC suffers.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Dentistry, St George's Hospital, London, SW17 OQT, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ray-Chaudhuri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000209:etiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014070:Tooth / Q000528:radiation effects; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology