Dentoalveolar radiation dose following IMRT in oropharyngeal cancer-An observational study.

Vinod PatelLaia Humbert-VidanChristopher ThomasIsabel SassoonMark McGurkMichael FenlonTeresa Guerrero Urbano

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2021)

Tumor demographics were observed to influence RT doses to the dentition and need to be considered when providing a pre-RT dental assessment. The observed dose of >30 Gy in large spans of the dentition and jaws highlights future risk of dental deterioration and ORN with long term survival.

Keyphrases

oral health
papillary thyroid
squamous cell
current status
young adults
clinical evaluation