Role of a Dental Surgeon in Management of Oral Cancer Patients: A Review Article
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
In the 21st century, oral cancer is rapidly becoming a global health priority. Head and neck cancer ranks among the top three cancers in India and its treatment involves radiotherapy, which has various dental complications. Such patients can appear with radiation caries, trismus, xerostomia, osteonecrosis, and other dental changes within the first 3 months following radiotherapy. Due to this increasing rate of patients being treated for cancer, a general dentist should be well-informed of the various oral problems, its management and there role to lessen these side effects through the way treatment is rendered. Every effort should be focused on prevention of severe dental caries preoperatively since restorative treatment of radiation caries becomes an exigent task later. Counseling of patients before and after radiotherapy can help to alert them about its complications, its prevention, and management.
Authors and Affiliations
Nishita Kankane, Vinay Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Mishra, Sumit Kumar, Vrinda Saxena
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