Evidence supporting pre-radiation elimination of oral foci of infection in head and neck cancer patients to prevent oral sequelae. A systematic review

Oral Oncology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 212-220

  Schuurhuis, Jennifer M ^a   Stokman, Monique A ^a   Witjes, Max J H ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a   Vissink, Arjan ^a   Spijkervet, Frederik K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental focal infection; Head and neck cancer; Oral focus of infection; Oral health; Pre radiation dental screening; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

BONE NECROSIS; CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY SITE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; ENDODONTICS; FLUORIDE GEL; GEL; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH INFECTION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PERIODONTITIS; PRE RADIATION DENTAL SCREENING; PRE RADIATION ELIMINATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; INFECTION CONTROL; JAW DISEASES; MOUTH DISEASES; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENTAL CARE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; JAW DISEASES; MOUTH DISEASES; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923106544     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.11.017     Document Type: Review

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