A review of dental treatment of head and neck cancer patients, before, during and after radiotherapy: Part 1

British Dental Journal

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 65-68

  Jawad, H ^a,b   Hodson, N A ^c   Nixon, P J ^d  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Shipley Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL RESTORATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASES; PROCEDURES; RADIATION INJURIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; RADIATION INJURIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 84923113496     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.28     Document Type: Review

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