Dental complications of head and neck radiotherapy: Part 1

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 88-94

  Andrews, Nectarios ^a   Griffiths, Chris ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complications; Dental; Prevention; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

BONE NECROSIS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; THRUSH; TOOTH DISEASE;

CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; MOUTH DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 0035377792     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2001.tb00562.x     Document Type: Review

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