J Dent Oral Biol | Volume 4, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Radiation-Related Caries-An Update for Dental Clinicians

Ana Lúcia Antunes¹, Rúbia Teodoro Stuepp^2*, Mariah Luz Lisboa³, Beatriz Álvares Cabral de Barros², Renata Gondo Machado² and Alessandra Rodrigues de Camargo²

¹Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
²Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
³Hospital Professor Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Rúbia Teodoro Stuepp 

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Abstract

Radiation-related caries is a late consequence of head and neck radiotherapy for the treatment of head and neck cancer. The aim of this study is to present a literature review on the clinical characteristics, classifications systems, etiopathogeny and restorative management of radiation-related caries.

Citation:

Antunes AL, Stuepp RT, Lisboa ML, Cabral de Barros BÁ, Machado RG, de Camargo AR. Radiation-Related Caries-An Update for Dental Clinicians. J Dent Oral Biol. 2019; 4(1): 1151.