Correlation between number of dental amalgam restorations and severity of oral mucositis after head-neck radiotherapy

• Main Authors: Baharvand Maryam (Author), Kamali Marzie (Author), Manifar Soheila (Author), Kazemian Ali (Author), Alimohammadi Marzieh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EDP Sciences, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Head and neck radiotherapy causes side effects such as stomatitis. In vitro studies demonstrated local dose enhancement due to backscatter radiation near metal restorations. The aim of this study was to analyze correlation between number of amalgam restorations with severity of oral muco...