Mod D, Mod H, Jha A K
Department Of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Amargadh-364210, Gujarat, India.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Aaruni Hospital Pvt Ltd, Rajkot-360001, Gujarat, India.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2013 Sep;11(25):300-4.
Cancer patients who are diagnosed early and or receive effective anti tumour therapy can expect to live for many years after treatment and therefore preservation of normal tissue function is crucial to ensure long term quality of life. Oral complications affect hundred per cent of patients who receive radiotherapy to fields involving the oral cavity and combined modality treatment with chemotherapy may compound these effects. Oral cavity is highly susceptible to side effects as radiotherapy targets cells that divide rapidly and the cells of the mucosal lining of the mouth are rapidly dividing cells and they are thus injured. All patients who are to receive radiotherapy to the head and neck region should be sent for a dental consultation prior to the initiation of their treatment in order to decrease the acute and chronic post treatment sequelae.
Dental management;head and neck cancers;radiotherapy.
早期确诊和/或接受有效抗肿瘤治疗的癌症患者有望在治疗后存活多年，因此保留正常组织功能对于确保长期生活质量至关重要。口腔并发症会影响百分之百接受口腔部位放疗的患者，而化疗联合治疗可能会使这些影响更加复杂。口腔极易受到副作用影响，因为放疗针对快速分裂的细胞，口腔黏膜的细胞是快速分裂细胞，因此会受到损伤。所有即将接受头颈部放疗的患者在开始治疗前都应接受牙科会诊，以减少治疗后的急慢性后遗症。
牙科管理；头颈部癌症；放疗
