Oral manifestations due to radiotherapy in geriatric patients with head and neck cancer

• Main Authors: Gilda Lucia Garcia-Heredia (Author), Maritza Osorio Nuñez (Author), Ivonne Chong Rivas (Author), Jorge Juan Marinello Guerrero (Author), Diana Garcia del Barco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: severe adverse effects are the main cause for interrupting radiotherapy sessions, a fact that has a negative repercussion in the therapeutically benefit expected from theses interventions. Therefore, the dental surgeon's involvement in designing and practicing these dental managem...