Multidisciplinary treatment approach in a patient with history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Atacan YavuzOmer Birkan AğralıZeynep Lale CalışkanDilek TürkaydınAtilla SertgözBahar Eren KuruBaşak DoğanPublished in: Case reports in dentistry (2014)
Radiotherapy in NPC patients has side effects on the dentition, which affects quality of life dramatically. This case report presents multidisciplinary dental treatment approach in a 17-year-old male patient with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The adolescent patient applied to dental hospital 4 years after the radiotherapy with aesthetic and functional problems on dentition affecting psychological, social, and physical aspects of his life. The dentition of the patient demonstrated the severe destruction as a devastating side effect of radiotherapy. With a successful multidisciplinary approach, our patient's aesthetics, function, and self-confidence were obtained. Well-established procedures, which include preventative care and maintenance, can reduce the duration and expenses of the treatment and help in challenging the life-long complications of radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
- case report
- locally advanced
- early stage
- mental health
- radiation therapy
- healthcare
- radiation induced
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- emergency department
- rectal cancer
- young adults
- risk factors
- early onset
- oral health
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic pain
- smoking cessation