Materials and effects of intraoral device technologies for complication protection in head and neck cancer radiotherapy: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This review aims to analyze the effectiveness of intraoral devices, emphasizing predominant materials, key manufacturing technologies, and their prophylactic role in mitigating complications during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients.

Methods

The searches were conducted in the PubMed, ScienceDirect, Medline, VHL, Cochrane Library, SciELO, INCA, and MedRxiv databases using the MeSH descriptors "radiation therapy," "intraoral devices," and "protection." These descriptors were connected by the Boolean operator "AND," with a focus on articles published up to 2024. The study, carried out by two independent reviewers following the PRISMA checklist, focused on analyzing intraoral radiation protection devices. It explores the materials used in their fabrication

SUBMITTER: da Silva Figueiredo LSP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995484 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature