Analysis of endodontic therapy in patients irradiated for head and neck cancer.

abstract

• The outcome of endodontic therapy in 16 patients irradiated for head and neck cancer was studied. Thirty-five postradiation endodontically treated teeth (54 roots) were included in the study. The follow-up period ranged from 6 months to 54 months. At the time of last follow-up, 46 of 54 roots were being maintained. No osteoradionecroses were seen in association with teeth that had been endodontically treated. From this review, it is clear that endodontic therapy is a viable method of treating diseased teeth in patients irradiated for oral neoplasms.

authors

• Wolinsky, Lawrence

published proceedings

• Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol

author list (cited authors)

• Seto, B. G., Beumer, J., Kagawa, T., Klokkevold, P., & Wolinsky, L.

citation count

• 22

complete list of authors

• Seto, BG||Beumer, J||Kagawa, T||Klokkevold, P||Wolinsky, L

publication date

• January 1985

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Dental Caries
• Follow-Up Studies
• Head And Neck Neoplasms
• Humans
• Jaw Diseases
• Osteoradionecrosis
• Periodontal Diseases
• Root Canal Therapy
• Tooth Diseases
• Tooth Root

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0030-4220(85)90245-2

start page

• 540

end page

• 545

volume

• 60

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(85)90245-2