Review article
Oral complications of head and neck irradiation
Ana Andabak Rogulj
orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-1024
; Department of Oral medicine, School of Dental medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Božana Lončar Brzak
orcid.org/0000-0001-6096-6796
; Department of Oral medicine, School of Dental medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vanja Vučičević Boras
; Department of Oral medicine, School of Dental medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlaho Brailo
orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-871X
; Department of Oral medicine, School of Dental medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Milenović
; Department of Oral medicine, School of Dental medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Almost all patients (90-100%) who have undergone radiation treatment (RT) of head and neck region develop at least one oral complication. Oral complications of head and neck RT can be acute and chronic. Acute complications occur during RT and include oral mucositis, dry mouth and taste sensation disorder. Chronic complications occur several weeks, months or years after RT cessation, and include radiation caries, osteoradionecrosis and trismus.
Keywords
oral cavity; head and neck irradiation; acute complications; chronic compllications
Hrčak ID:
192229
URI
Publication date:
21.12.2017.
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