Dental management of oral manifestations induced by radiotherapy of the head and neck

Mejía-Chuquispuma N.J.; Flores-Jiménez K.V.; Castro-Auqui A.C.; Mattos-Vela M.A. · Bionatura (2023) · DOI: 10.21931/rb/2023.08.01.30

Resumen

Radiotherapyisoneofthefirsttreatmentoptionsforheadandneckcancer;however,itcancausevarioussecondary manifestations in the oral cavity such as oral mucositis, xerostomia, opportunistic oral infections, osteoradionecrosis and trismus. This article aims to describe the preventive and therapeutic management of oral complications induced by head and neck radiotherapy in dental practice proposed to date. Several actions were found that have managed to reduce the incidence and severity of these oral manifestations; however, there are still some that require further studies to confirm their effectiveness. Copyright:

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos