title: Cerrobend shielding stents for buccal carcinoma patients.
abstract: Buccal carcinoma is one of the most common oral malignant neoplasms, especially in the South Asian region. Radiotherapy, which plays a significant role in the treatment of this carcinoma, has severe adverse effects. Different types of prosthesis may be constructed to protect healthy tissues from the adverse effects of treatment and concentrate radiation in the region of the tumor mass. However, the technique for fabrication of shielding stent with Lipowitz's alloy (cerrobend/Wood's alloy) has not been well documented. This article describes detailed technique for fabrication of such a stent for unilateral buccal carcinoma patients to spare the unaffected oral cavity from potential harmful effects associated with radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Karma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yangchen
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Saumyendra Vikram
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Himanshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Raghuwar Dayal
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramashanker
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siddharth
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Niraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shuchi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D059351:Organ Sparing Treatments / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys