Temporomandibular disorder as risk factor for radiation-induced trismus in patients with head and neck cancer.
Nina PauliBodil Fagerberg MohlinChristina MejersjöCaterina FiniziaPublished in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2021)
TMD is common amongst HNC patients. Patients who suffer from pain in the jaw muscles and pain when moving the jaw before start of treatment are at higher risk of radiation-induced trismus after 6 months. Clinicians should strive for optimizing the patients pain treatment and oral health before, during, and after radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
- radiation induced
- end stage renal disease
- chronic pain
- radiation therapy
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- pain management
- prognostic factors
- neuropathic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- oral health
- patient reported outcomes
- early stage
- spinal cord injury
- smoking cessation
- rectal cancer
- patient reported
- replacement therapy