Yavuz Atacan, Ağralı Omer Birkan, Calışkan Zeynep Lale, Türkaydın Dilek, Sertgöz Atilla, Kuru Bahar, Doğan Başak
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.
Case Rep Dent. 2014;2014:918461. doi: 10.1155/2014/918461. Epub 2014 Jan 9.
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.
鼻咽癌患者的放射治疗会对牙列产生副作用,这会极大地影响生活质量。本病例报告介绍了一名17岁男性鼻咽癌患者的多学科牙科治疗方法,该患者接受了化疗和放疗。放疗4年后,这名青少年患者因牙列的美观和功能问题前往牙科医院就诊,这些问题影响了他生活的心理、社交和身体方面。患者的牙列显示出严重破坏,这是放疗带来的毁灭性副作用。通过成功的多学科治疗方法,我们的患者恢复了美观、功能和自信。包括预防护理和维护在内的成熟程序,可以缩短治疗时间、降低治疗费用,并有助于应对放疗带来的终身并发症。