European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

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Cover Date:
December 2016
Print ISSN:
0965-7452
Electronic ISSN:
2396-8893
Vol:
24
Issue:
4

Letter to the Editor

Sir,
I write in regard to Nayar S et al article ‘The Effect of a Radiation Positioning Stent (RPS) in the Reduction of Radiation Dosage to the Opposing Jaw and Maintenance of Mouth opening after Radiation Therapy’.1 I wholeheartedly agree to that patients undergoing radiotherapy who had an Radiation Positioning Stent (RPS) would show a significant reduction in radiation dosage to the opposing jaw and maintained their mouth opening in the short-term. As we know that
oral cancer has emerged to be one of most deadliest cancer nowadays. In India, around 40% of the cancers detected are oral cancer among which 95% of them are oral squamous cell carcinoma. It can occur on the tongue, gums, floor of the mouth, lips, minor salivary glands (which often occur in the roof of the mouth) and other sites in the oral cavity.2 Radiation therapy can be used as the main treatment for small cancers or also as an adjunct to surgery and chemotherapy. It uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells and slow their rate of growth hence the aim of radiation therapy is to damage as many cancer cells as possible while restricting harm to healthy tissue. Undesirable tissue reactions linked with the use of radiotherapy in the management of patients with oral cancer are agonizing
and may diminish the quality of life.

doi: 10.1922/EJPRD_01650Kohli01

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Authors
Dr SHIVANI KOHLI, Dr SHEKHAR BHATIA

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  1. Letter to the Editor
  2. 170
  3. 170

  1. Titanium Corrosion: Implications For Dental Implants
  2. 171
  3. 180

  1. Effect of Implant Diameter And Alloy on Peri-Implant Strain: An In Vitro Quantitative Strain Analysis
  2. 181
  3. 185

  1. Does Ferrule Effect Affect Implant-Abutment Stability?
  2. 186
  3. 191

  1. Acrylic Reinforcement with Off the Shelf Perforated Metal Plates
  2. 192
  3. 196

  1. Qualitative Beam Profiling of Light Curing Units for Resin Based Composites
  2. 197
  3. 202

  1. The Effect of Irradiation Distance on Light Transmittance and Vickers Hardness Ratio of Two Bulkfill Resin-based Composites
  2. 203
  3. 214

  1. One-Piece Implant-Retained Mandibular Overdentures By Pre-Fabricated Titanium Telescopic Attachments and Frictional Varnish: A Two Year Prospective Study
  2. 215
  3. 221

  1. Retrospective Study of the Survival and Patient Satisfaction with Composite Dahl Restorations in the Management of Localised Anterior Tooth Wear
  2. 222
  3. 229