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ArticleMedicines (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Unforeseen Outcomes Post Treatment for Radiation Induced Trismus: A Case Report.

Akash Sivam, Ankit Garg, Paul Sillifant

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Article in Medicines (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Akash SivamOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1553-5900
Ankit GargOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.
Paul SillifantOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post radiotherapy radiation trismus presents significant concerns for a patient's quality of life and for the clinical monitoring for recurrence of head and neck oncology. Current treatments include scar band release surgery that has been shown to be safe and effective. We present a case with a rare, post-operative complication of difficulty of mouth closure that can pose a significant impact on quality of life that should be considered.

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cariesosteoradionecrosisradiation trismusscar band release surgerytemporalis muscle flap

Identifiers

PMID35622070
PMCPMC9147736

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