Side effects of radiotherapy to the head and neck on the mouth
Radiotherapy is one of 3 treatment options that can be used to treat tumours, the other 2 being surgical removal and chemotherapy. Sometimes these therapies are used in combination with each other....
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Definitions: Dysphagia- sticking sensation or obstruction on swallowing Odynophagia- pain on swallowing. It comes form the Greek words odyno- meaning pain and -phagia meaning swallowing. These are...
View ArticleRadiation Therapy and Dentistry (Part 2)
Osteoradionecrosis What is osteoradionecrosis? Osteoradionecrosis is an irradiated bone (undergo radiotherapy) that becomes devitalized(dead) and exposed through the overlying skin or mucosa, without...
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