Digital fabrication of customized intraoral appliances for head and neck radiotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The radiotherapy received by head and neck cancer patients commonly has adverse effects on oral tissue and the muscles of mastication. This short communication describes the digital fabrication of intraoral appliances for radiotherapy and muscle exercises.

Methods

Three patients diagnosed with tongue squamous carcinoma were treatment-planned for radiotherapy using different radiation techniques. The patients were referred for oral scanning and digital bite records, and the appliance was collaboratively designed by a radiation oncologist, dentist, and laboratory technician. The appliance covered the occlusal surface of the remaining teeth with a 1-mm engagement. The lingual plate was 2-mm below the occlusal plane, and extended 4-mm distally, and the jaws were ope

SUBMITTER: Prayongrat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10160696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature