Issue Four 2015
2015, Vol. 2, issue 4, (December)
Publisher: MedInform LTD
ISSN: 2367-6795
Pages: 300-369
Date of close: 2015/12/15
Original Article
Oral cavity changes during and after cancer therapy
Abstract:
Eight million people worldwide die of cancer every year. Professionals expect that their number will grow to 12 million per year by 2030. Oral cancer is currently the sixth most common carcinoma worldwide and squamous-cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90 % of all cases. Treatment choices increase with advances in medicine but at the same time complications during and after cancer therapy become more frequent. The aim of this paper is to describe the possible side effects of oral cancer treatment on the oral cavity (xerostomia, mucositis, ulcerations, radiation caries, osteoradionecrosis, secondary infections) and the ways they can be avoided and treated.
Authors:
Mihaela Furnadzhieva; Faculty of dental medicine, Department of oral and imaging diagnostic, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;Svetoslav Slavkov; University Specialized Hospital for Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;
Daniel Markov; University Specialized Hospital for Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;
Rossen Kolarov; University Specialized Hospital for Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;
Assya Krasteva; Faculty of dental medicine, Department of oral and imaging diagnostic, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
