Radiation-related caries and early restoration failure in head and neck cancer patients. A polarized light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy study

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• 作者：Alan Roger S. Silva ; Fabio A. Alves ; Sandrine B. Berger ; Marcelo Giannini ; Mario F. Goes and Marcio A. Lopes
• 关键词：Radiation caries ; Radiation ; related caries ; Radiotherapy ; Polarized light microscopy ; Scanning electron microscopy
• 刊名：Supportive Care in Cancer
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：January, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 页码：83-87
• 全文大小：246.5 KB

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Introduction Radiation-related caries is a disease with high potential of teeth destruction in patients who have undergone radiotherapy in the head and neck region. Also, it is a challenge for dentistry due to high rates of recurrent caries and early restorations failure.