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ArticleBritish dental journal2022

The presenting dental status of solid tumours with bone metastases requiring bone-targeting agents - part 4: miscellaneous cancers.

Vinod Patel, Sheelen Patel, Sanford Grossman, Rana Wali, Megan Burns, Lara Zebic, Deborah Enting, Marianne Henien

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Article in British dental journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Vinod PatelDepartment of Oral Surgery, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. vinod.patel@hotmail.co.uk.
Sheelen PatelDepartment of Oral Surgery, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sanford GrossmanOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Torbay Hospital, UK.
Rana WaliDepartment of Oral Surgery, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Megan BurnsDepartment of Oral Surgery, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Lara ZebicOral Surgery Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Deborah EntingMedical Oncology, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Marianne HenienDepartment of Oral Surgery, Guy´s and St Thomas´ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article discusses relevant information for the dental sector regarding metastatic cancers beyond breast and prostate cancer. Typically, tumour sites such as lung, renal, colorectal, gastrointestinal, thyroid, hepatic and pancreatic cancers are increasingly being referred for bone-targeting agents upon evidence of bone metastases.The current article explores the presenting dental status of these tumour groups on the background of survival outcomes. In addition, the article provides insight towards the complexity in achieving 'dental fitness' and whether 'dental stability' could be an alternative to consider via palliative dentistry in certain cases.

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Bone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsProstatic NeoplasmsHumansMalePalliative Care

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PMID35217738

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