Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Radiotherapy-Induced Xerostomia: A Review
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/7802334
Abstract: In patients with head and neck cancer, irradiation (IR)-sensitive salivary gland (SG) tissue is highly prone to damage during radiotherapy (RT). This leads to SG hypofunction and xerostomia. Xerostomia is defined as the subjective complaint… read more here.
Keywords: treatment radiotherapy; prevention treatment; xerostomia; diagnosis prevention ... See more keywords