Efficacy of routine pre-radiation dental screening and dental follow-up in head and neck oncology patients on intermediate and late radiation effects. A retrospective evaluation

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-409

  Schuurhuis, Jennifer M ^a   Stokman, Monique A ^a   Roodenburg, Johannes L N ^a   Reintsema, Harry ^a   Langendijk, Johannes A ^b   Vissink, Arjan ^a   Spijkervet, Frederik K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental screening; Head and neck cancer; Osteoradionecrosis; Periodontitis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DISEASES; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 81855170248     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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