European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
- Cover Date:
- June 2016
- Print ISSN:
- 0965-7452
- Electronic ISSN:
- 2396-8893
- Vol:
- 24
- Issue:
- 2
The Effect of a Radiation Positioning Stent (RPS) in the Reduction of Radiation Dosage to the Opposing Jaw and Maintenance of Mouth opening after Radiation Therapy
ABSTRACT
The effect of a radiation positioning stent (RPS) in radiation dosage reduction to the opposing jaw and maintenance of mouth opening was audited. 55 Head and Neck cancer patients who received radiotherapy were reviewed. Radiation dosages at similar points in the primary/opposing jaws were measured along with the mouth opening. Results showed a significant reduction in the radiation dosage to the opposing jaw in patients given the RPS. Mouth opening was generally maintained in patients given the RPS (77.7% improvement in mouth opening) compared to patients without RPS. Patients undergoing radiotherapy who had an RPS showed a significant reduction in radiation dosage to the opposing jaw and maintained their mouth opening in the short term.
Keywords
Radiation Dosage
Head and Neck Cancer
Radiation Stents
Trismus
Mouth Opening
doi: 10.1922/EJPRD_00005Nayar07
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £
- Page Start
- 71
- Page End
- 77
- Authors
- Dr Suresh Nayar, Dr Rachel Brett, Naomi Clayton, Jenny Marsden
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