Managing complications of radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients: Part III. Provision of dentures

Rahman, R.A. and Ngeow, Wei Cheong and Chai, W.L. and Ramli, R. (2006) Managing complications of radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients: Part III. Provision of dentures. Singapore Dental Journal, 28 (1). pp. 7-10. ISSN 03775291 (ISSN),

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Abstract

Head and neck cancer is becoming a more recognizable pathology to the general population and dentists. The modes of treatment include surgery and/or radiation therapy. Pretreatment dental assessment should be provided for these patients before they undergo radiation therapy. There are occasions, however, whereby head and neck cancer patients are not prepared optimally and, as a result, they succumb to complicated oral adverse effects after radiation therapy. The management of radiation-induced caries, a sequelae of xerostomia has been reviewed in Part II of this series. In this article, the management of difficulty with dentures, another sequelae of xerostomia following radiation therapy is reviewed. © 2006 Elsevier. All rights reserved.

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Additional Information:	Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 17378335 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C.; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; email: ngeowy@um.edu.my References: Epstein, J.B., Emerton, S., Lunn, R., Le, N., Wong, F.L.W., Pretreatment assessment and dental management of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (1999) Oral Oncol, 35, pp. 33-39; Morton, M., Osteoradionecrosis: A study of the incidence in the North West of England (1986) Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 24, pp. 323-331; Beumer III, J., Curtis, T.A., Morrish, R.B., Radiation complications in edentulous patients (1976) J Prosthet Dent, 36, pp. 193-203; Riley, C., Maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation of post operative cancer patients (1968) J Prosthet Dent, 20, pp. 353-360; Rahn, A.O., Matalon, V., Drane, J.B., Prosthetic evaluation of patients who have received irradiation to the head and neck region (1968) J Prosthet Dent, 19, pp. 174-178; Krajicek, D.D., Oral radiation in prosthodontics (1969) J Am Dent Assoc, 78, pp. 320-322; Eposito, S.J., Matheis, M.J., Sequelae and dental management of the head and neck radiation patient (1987) Ohio Dent J, 61, pp. 17-19,21-24; Carl, W., Ikner, C., Dental extractions after radiation therapy in the head and neck area and hard tissue replacement (HTR) therapy: A preliminary study (1998) J Prosthet Dent, 79, pp. 317-322; Devlin, H., Barker, G.R., Prosthetic and surgical care of the elderly radiotherapy patient: The GDP's role (1988) Dent Update, 15, pp. 166-169; Coleman, A.J., A technique for shielding electron beams used in radiotherapeutic management of the head and neck cancer (1996) J Prosthodont, 5, pp. 129-132; Hollows, P., Hayter, J.P., Vasanthan, S., The Leicester radiotherapy bite block: An aid to head and neck radiotherapy (2001) Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 39, pp. 49-51; Poole, T.S., Flaxman, N.A., Use of protective prostheses during radiation therapy (1986) J Am Dent Assoc, 112, pp. 485-488; Taniguchi, H., Radiotherapy prostheses (2000) J Med Dent Sci, 47, pp. 12-26; Meraw, S.J., Reeve, C.M., Dental considerations and treatment of the oncology patient receiving radiation therapy (1998) J Am Dent Assoc, 129, pp. 201-205; Weischer, T., Schettler, D., Mohr, C., Concept of surgical and implant-supported prostheses in the rehabilitation of patients with oral cancer (1996) Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 11, pp. 775-781; Visch, L.L., van Waas, M.A., Schmitz, P.I., Levendag, P.C., A clinical evaluation of implants in irradiated oral cancer patients (2002) J Dent Res, 81, pp. 856-859; Jisander, S., Grenthe, B., Albertus, P., Dental implant survival in the irradiated jaw: A preliminary report (1997) Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 12, pp. 643-648; Granstrom, G., The use of hyperbaric oxygen to prevent implant loss in the irradiated patient (1992) Advanced Osseointegration Surgery: Applications to the Maxillofacial Region, pp. 336-345. , Worthington P, Branemark PI, eds, Chicago: Quintessence; Franzen, L., Rosenquist, J.B., Rosenquist, K.I., Gustafsson, I., Oral implant rehabilitation of patients with oral malignancies treated with radiotherapy and surgery without adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen (1995) Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 10, pp. 183-187; Kovacs, A.F., Clinical analysis of implant losses in oral tumour and defect patients (2000) Clin Oral Implants Res, 11, pp. 494-504; McGhee, M.A., Stern, S.J., Callan, D., Shewmake, K., Smith, T., Osseointegrated implants in the head and neck cancer patient (1997) Head Neck, 19, pp. 659-665; Granstrom, G., Tjellstrom, A., Albrektsson, T., Postimplantation irradiation for head and neck cancer treatment (1993) Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants, 8, pp. 495-501; Wagner, W., Esser, E., Ostkamp, K., Osseointegration of dental implants in patients with and without radiotherapy (1998) Acta Oncol, 37, pp. 693-696; Taylor, T.D., Worthington, P., Osseointegrated implant rehabilitation of the previously irradiated mandible: Results of a limited trial at 3 to 7 years (1993) J Prosthet Dent, 69, pp. 60-69
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Complication Denture Head and neck cancer Management Radiation Ulcer head and neck tumor human methodology mouth disease radiation injury review tooth prosthesis xerostomia Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported Denture Design Dentures Head and Neck Neoplasms Humans Mouth, Edentulous Radiation Injuries
Subjects:	R Medicine R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Dentistry > Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Depositing User:	Dr Wei Cheong Ngeow
Date Deposited:	02 May 2012 07:21
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2019 08:47
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3015

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