두경부 악성 종양환자에서 조기 방사선치료를 위한 구강관리법에 대한 임상적 연구

• 영문명: The clinical study of oral care for early radiation therapy in the head and neck cancer patients
• 발행기관: 대한구강악안면외과학회
• 저자명: 문원규(Won-Kyu Moon) 유재하(Jae-Ha Yoo) 차인호(In-Ho Cha) 김형준(Hyung-Jun Kim) 정영수(Young-Soo Jung) 이천의(Chun-Ui Lee) 이종영(Jong-Young Lee) 유미현(Mi-Heon Ryn)
• 간행물 정보: 『대한구강악안면외과학회지』대한구강악안면외과학회지 제36권 제6호, 473~480쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 내과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.12.30

영문 초록

Introduction: Tooth requiring extraction before radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients should be performed as long as possible before the initiation of radiation therapy. Conventionally, a minimum 2-week waiting primary healing period is recommended. Although the above 2-week period is ideal, it is not uncommon for the radiotherapist and cancer patient to feel an urgent need to proceed with radiotherapy despite the need for dental care. Therefore, alternative approaches for early radiotherapy, including conservative endodontic treatment and a 1-week waiting primary healing period after dental extraction at the time of radiotherapy were considered and applied based on a literature review Materials and Methods: The clinical study involved 120 head and neck cancer patients who were treated at Wonju Christian Hospital, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, from January 1995 to December 2004. Results: In the clinical study, there were no specific complications, such as, post-extraction wound infections, radiation osteitis and osteoradionecrosis over the recent 10 years despite the early radiotherapy. Conclusion: Based on the clinical study, a minimum 1-week waiting primary healing period for oral care before radiotherapy is suitable for early radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.

키워드

Head and neck neoplasms Radiotherapy Tooth extraction