Prosthodontic stents - A bulwark against radiation
Journal Title: IP Annals of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
As oral malignancies are getting common day by day Radiotherapy is the prime treatment in most of the case Unfortunately these therapies affect the healthy tissue mostly due to lack of any shield It cannot focus on the tumor or defect most of the time And also for dentists it creates hurdle while performing other dental treatment This article explains few methods and techniques which includes splints and shield to cover displace and position tissues in an effort to minimize postradiation morbidity These stents and shiels are usually made of acrylic resins and used prior to radiotherapy It also awares us about the collaboration of a head and neck specialist and a prosthodontist to save the healthy tissue without any hurdleKeywords Prosthodontic stents Radiotherapy Positioning stents Radiation protection stents Acrylic stents
Authors and Affiliations
Farhat Jabeen, Rajeev Gupta, Aman K Angra, Nitin Sharma, Mrinal Jindal
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- DOI 10.18231/2581-480X.2018.0012
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