The Prevalence of Xerostomia Occurrence after Doing Radiation Therapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Xerostomia is one side effect of radiation therapy that most commonly affects head and neck. This situation is a symptom and not a disease which is generally associated with reduced saliva. For patients this situation is not pleasant and for dentist, this symptom is considered as a challenging case....

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Main Author: Barunawaty Yunus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hasanuddin University 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
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Online Access:http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/459