Preventive Prosthodontics for Head and Neck Radiotherapy
2958-2962
Correspondence
Dr. (Mrs.) Sneha S. Mantri,
Ivory Tower, South Civil Lines, Denning Road,Jabalpur – 482001 (M.P.) India
Mobile : 9424685622
Phone : 0761-2601109
Email : snehamantri24@gmail.com
Adverse tissue reactions associated with the use of radiotherapy in the management of patients with head and neck cancer are painful and they diminish the quality of life, often discouraging the patient from taking treatment. Customized intraoral stents can help prevent the unnecessary irradiation of the surrounding normal tissues, thus reducing the severity of reactions. Since the use of these stents is individualized, close collaboration between the radiotherapist and the prosthodontist is essential. However, when properly designed and used, these stents are effective in reducing the treatment morbidit