Dental Pulp Status of Posterior Teeth in Patients with Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy: 1-year Follow-up

Oral Equilibrium in Cachexia

“…[ 4 ] Several studies have established the correlations between dental caries and radiation. [ 33 35 ] However, it must also be noted that the dental lesions seen postradiation can vary from that of dental caries seen in nonirradiated patients in terms of development pattern, clinical appearance, and the progression of such carious lesions. [ 36 ] Proximal areas between teeth, pits, and fissures are the common sites for classic dental decay.…”

“…[ 33 ] Such carious teeth are also reported to have a brownish-black surface discoloration which is different from nonirradiated carious teeth. [ 35 ] A cross-sectional study was done by Bhandari et al . in a population of 89 HNC patients who had undergone RT.…”

“…[ 36 ] Restoration of minimal to moderate dental caries and appropriate replacement restoration of any existing restoration with secondary dental caries should be encouraged. [ 35 ]…”

“…The oral hygiene status of the remaining dentition can be maintained by brushing twice a day along with the use of interdental techniques. [ 35 ] Early interventions with massage and range-of-motion exercises for the jaw will help overcome trismus and avoid extreme restriction of mouth opening. [ 4 ] Planning of dental care management should also include socioeconomic status, emotional state, and future quality of life of the cachexic patients into consideration.…”

Evaluation of pulp vitality using a pulse oximeter in patients undergoing radiotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma or rhinopharynxcarcinoma

“…Pulp tissues exposed to IR in the head and neck region showed microcirculatory changes with a consequent decrease in pulp oxygenation rates (Kataoka et al 2011(Kataoka et al , 2016, resulting in temporary loss of dental sensitivity (Garg et al 2015). The altered sensitivity and oxygen saturation tend to return to normal levels after a few weeks (Gupta et al 2018).…”