Impact of parotid gland dose and patient-related factors on radiation damage to dental hard tissues

• Main Authors: Ramona Schweyen (Author), Jeremias Hey (Author), Johannes Seidel (Author), Andreas Wienke (Author), Yvonne Paelecke-Habermann (Author), Dirk Vordermark (Author), Thomas Kuhnt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: To evaluate whether radiation damage to dental hard tissues depends on patient-related factors in addition to irradiation dose on the spared parotid gland. Materials and methods: Seventy curatively irradiated patients with head and neck cancer underwent dental treatment prior to,...