Radiotherapy and Its Oral Complications: Complications and Management

By Deepa Dubey

Radiotherapy and its oral complicationsComprehensively designed.Present simple and easy to consult approach to remember the effects of radiotherapy and its management.This book covers all the oral complications of radiotherapy and its management. Radiotherapy is a treatment modality largely used for head and neck malignancies. However, high doses of radiation in large areas, including the oral cavity, maxilla, mandible and salivary glands may result in several undesired reactions. Mucositis, candidiasis, disgeusia, radiation caries, osteoradionecrosis, soft tissue necrosis and xerostomia are some of radiotherapys complications.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6202528281
• ISBN13: 9786202528283
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"