Radiation caries: effects of radiotherapy on dental structure
Introduction: Patients undergoing radiotherapy as treatment for malignant head and neck tumors are prone to develop oral complications such as radiation caries, which evolves rapidly and is highly destructive. Such development is known to be caused by post-radiotherapy alterations in salivary glands...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editorial Ciencias Médicas
2019-02-01
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Series: | Revista Cubana de Estomatología |
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Online Access: | http://www.revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/1495 |