title: Oral surgery in patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy.
abstract: Oral health care in patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy can be complex. Care delivered by a multidisciplinary approach is timely and streamlines the allocation of resources to provide prompt care and to attain favorable outcomes. A hospital dentist, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and a maxillofacial prosthodontist must be involved early to prevent avoidable oral complications. Prevention and thorough preparation are vital before the start of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Oral complications must be addressed immediately and, even with the best management, can cause delays and interruption in treatment, with serious consequences for the outcome and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, The University of Texas School of Dentistry, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, UT Annex 112 B, 5656 Kelly, Houston, TX 77026, USA; The Externship Program, Dental Branch at UTHSC, UT Annex 112 B, 5656 Kelly, Houston, TX 77026, USA. Electronic address: nagi.demian@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Nagi M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Demian
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7500 Cambridge Street, Suite 6510, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.affiliation: General Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 0462, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eid
mesh_terms: D059248:Chemoradiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Cancer; Chemotherapy; Head and neck radiation therapy; Interruption; Oral complications; Oral surgery