title: No trials on extraction/ non-extraction of teeth prior to radiotherapy.
abstract: METHODS
  The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase, Cancerlit and CINAHL databases were searched.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomised controlled trials comparing extraction of teeth prior to radiotherapy with leaving teeth in situ during radiotherapy to the jaws were to be selected.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three review authors independently assessed the results of the searches for inclusion in the review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No randomised controlled trials were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are no randomised controlled trials to assess the effect of extracting teeth prior to radiotherapy compared to leaving teeth in the mouth during radiotherapy to the jaws.
authors.affiliation: NYU College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spivakovsky
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014081:Tooth Extraction