Dentist’s role in controlling the side effects of radiotherapy in the head and neck region

Authors

  • Julia Sanches de Souza
  • Karla Raissa Belini Baldoni
  • Larissa Lutgens Morato
  • Mayara Montovani de Oliveira
  • Angela Kinoshita
  • Silas Antonio Juvencio de Freitas Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46875/jmd.v12i1.961

Keywords:

Radiotherapy, Head and neck neoplasms, Oral manifestations

Abstract

Dental care after radiotherapy in the head and neck region, in patients who received this modality of anticancer treatment, is essential due to the high frequency of side effects that affect the oral cavity. Radiotherapy as an effective method in the treatment of cancer causes many impacts on oral health, which reduces the quality of life of patients. The manifestations that most affect the oral cavity are: mucositis, xerostomia, dysgeusia, trismus, radiation caries, secondary infection and osteoradionecrosis. Dental monitoring can reduce the effects of radiation on the oral cavity.

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Published

2024-05-25

How to Cite

Souza, J. S. de, Baldoni, K. R. B., Morato, L. L., Oliveira, M. M. de, Kinoshita, A., & Freitas Filho, S. A. J. de. (2024). Dentist’s role in controlling the side effects of radiotherapy in the head and neck region. Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry, 12(1), 50–4. https://doi.org/10.46875/jmd.v12i1.961

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): Jan./Apr.

Section

Literature Review