Radiotherapy and Its Oral Complications

Radiotherapy and its oral complicationsComprehensively designed.Present simple and easy to consult approach to remember the effects of radiotherapy and its management.This book covers all the oral complications of radiotherapy and its management. Radiotherapy is a treatment modality largely used for head and neck malignancies. However high doses of radiation in large areas including the oral cavity maxilla mandible and salivary glands may result in several undesired reactions. Mucositis candidiasis disgeusia radiation caries osteoradionecrosis soft tissue necrosis and xerostomia are some of radiotherapys complications.