Radiation-induced dental caries, prevention and treatment - A systematic review

Treatment of head and neck cancers (HNCs) involves radiotherapy. Patients undergoing radiotherapy for HNCs are prone to dental complications. Radiotherapy to the head and neck region causes xerostomia and salivary gland dysfunction which dramatically increases the risk of dental caries and its seque...

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Main Authors: Nishtha Gupta, Manoj K. Pal, Sheh Rawat, Mandeep S. Grewal, Himani Garg, Deepika Chauhan, Parveen Ahlawat, Sarthak Tandon, Ruparna Khurana, Anjali Pahuja, Mayur Mayank, Bharti Devnani
Format: Revisão
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-5950.183870
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