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During radiotherapy After radiotherapy Mucositis Salivary gland dysfunction Taste disturbance Caries Periodontal disease Salivary gland dysfunction Trismus  Osteoradionecrosis of jaws  Hypoplasia of jaws Dental developmental abnormalities 15.1.1.1 Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis…

Fig. 1.1 Number of deaths due to oral and pharyngeal cancers by developed country (per 100,000 population). Increase is observed only in Japan among developed countries and this is a…

Fig. 13.1 The catheterization method for intra-arterial infusion. (a, b) Catheterization into ECA near a tumor-feeding artery via STA (a) or a superior thyroid artery (b) with a straight catheter….

Fig. 10.1 Maxillary defect after amputation in an edentulous patient. In this situation, an obturator is not favorable to function as a removable partial denture without optimal support Fig. 10.2…

Level Lymph node group Boundary Superior Inferior Anterior (medial) Posterior (lateral) IA Submental nodes Symphysis of mandible Body of hyoid bone Anterior belly of the contralateral digastric muscle Anterior belly…

Precancerous lesions Precancerous conditions Leukoplakia Submucous fibrosis Erythroplakia Actinic keratosis Palatal lesions in reverse smokers Lichen planus  Discoid lupus erythematosus Table 4.2 Potentially malignant disorders revised from the literatures [6,…

(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan   Abstract Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families…

Grade Clinical features 0 No signs and symptoms 1 Painless ulcers, edema, or mild soreness 2 Pain and ulcers, but can maintain ability to eat 3 Ulcers, unable to eat…

Fig. 3.1 Hypothetical molecular progression model for oral carcinogenesis. This figure was modified from previous reports [9–12]. OSCC is caused by multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations 3.3 Human Papillomavirus in…