Managing Intraoral Lesions in Oral Cancer Patients in a General Dental Practice: An Overview

Kim, R.H.-K.; Yang, P.; Sung, E.C.

Journal of the California Dental Association 44(2): 85-92

2016


ISSN/ISBN: 1043-2256
PMID: 26930751
Document Number: 688383
As medical technology advances in the area of cancer therapeutics, dental practitioners will encounter patients with active cancer or a history of cancer. Typically, these patients may have had or are undergoing therapies such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or a combination of therapies. These patients may present with multiple side effects that dental practitioners can manage or prevent. We discuss some of these concerns and provide management strategies.

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