SynthesisRadiation oncology (London, England)2020
The efficacy of positioning stents in preventing Oral complications after head and neck radiotherapy: a systematic literature review.
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- Cancer treatment-related xerostomia: basics, therapeutics, and future perspectives.European journal of medical research · 2024Review
- Digital fabrication of customized intraoral appliances for head and neck radiotherapy.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Oral health in patients with different sites of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is not different.PloS one · 2023Article
- Evaluation of radiodensity and dimensional stability of polymeric materials used for oral stents during external beam radiotherapy of head and neck carcinomas.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2022Article
- Development of a customisable 3D-printed intra-oral stent for head-and-neck radiotherapy.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2022Article
- State of Rehabilitation Research in the Head and Neck Cancer Population: Functional Impact vs. Impairment-Focused Outcomes.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Consideration of mouth opening when using positioning stents during radiotherapy for tongue cancer: a retrospective study.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2022Article
- Benefits of intraoral stents for sparing normal tissue in radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a radiobiological model-based quantitative analysis.Translational cancer research · 2021Article
- Development and Preliminary Dosimetric Evaluation of a 3D-Printed Custom Tissue Compensator for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: A Proof-of-Concept Case Series.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPositioning stent in head and neck radiotherapy seems to have benefit to prevent oral complications but it hasn't been summarized by an evidence-based method.
objectivesThis review aims to evaluate the efficacy of positioning stents in preventing oral complications after radiotherapy.
methodsWe conducted an electronic search in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CDSR, and Cochrane CENTRAL database for randomized-controlled clinical trials, controlled clinical trials and cohort studies that assessed oral complications after head and neck radiotherapy with positioning stents. Two reviewers extracted information on radiotherapy, follow-up period, oral complications and assessments independently.
resultsThree RCTs and two cohort studies were included in this review. Oral complications such as mucositis, xerostomia, taste alteration, trismus, salivary changes, dysphagia and pain on swallowing were assessed by different methods in these studies.
conclusionsOral complications were common in patients after head and neck radiotherapy. There is insufficient evidence that positioning stents have a preventive effect against xerostomia, and it needs more high-quality and prospective trials with long-term follow-up to support it.
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