Dental management of low socioeconomic level patients before radiotherapy of the head and neck with special emphasis on the prevention of osteoradionecrosis

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-342

  Bonan, Paulo Rogério Ferreti ^a   Lopes, Márcio Ajudarte ^b   Pires, Fábio Ramoa ^c   de Almeida, Oslei Paes ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental care; Low socioeconomic level patients; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; JAW DISEASES; JAW, EDENTULOUS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; POVERTY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 34047120825     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402006000400013     Document Type: Article

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