title: Multidisciplinary treatment approach in a patient with history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: Radiotherapy in NPC patients has side effects on the dentition, which affects quality of life dramatically. This case report presents multidisciplinary dental treatment approach in a 17-year-old male patient with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The adolescent patient applied to dental hospital 4 years after the radiotherapy with aesthetic and functional problems on dentition affecting psychological, social, and physical aspects of his life. The dentition of the patient demonstrated the severe destruction as a devastating side effect of radiotherapy. With a successful multidisciplinary approach, our patient's aesthetics, function, and self-confidence were obtained. Well-established procedures, which include preventative care and maintenance, can reduce the duration and expenses of the treatment and help in challenging the life-long complications of radiotherapy.
authors: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Atacan
authors: A
authors: Yavuz
authors: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Omer Birkan
authors: OB
authors: Ağralı
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Zeynep Lale
authors: ZL
authors: Calışkan
authors: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Dilek
authors: D
authors: Türkaydın
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Atilla
authors: A
authors: Sertgöz
authors: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Bahar
authors: 0000-0002-7752-9223
authors: B
authors: Kuru
authors: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Başak
authors: B
authors: Doğan