Planned Dental Extractions After Radiation Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Nonrestorable teeth are recommended to be extracted prior to radiation therapy (RT). Occasionally, preradiation extractions introduce unacceptable delays in treatment initiation. Planned dental extractions immediately postradiation presents an alternative strategy, though outcomes are uncertain.

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility and safety of dental extractions immediately postradiation.

Design, setting, and participants

A prospective cohort study including patients planned for curative-intent RT but unable or unwilling to proceed with 1 or more extractions recommended pretreatment was carried out. From January 2020 to September 2022, 58 patients were screened and 50 enrolled. The dental care was performed at a single academic department and the cancer

SUBMITTER: Ward MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature