Awareness of the risk of radiation-related caries in patients with head and neck cancer: A survey of physicians, dentists, and patients

Autor(es)

Martins, Beatriz Nascimento Figueiredo Lebre ^[1] ; Palmier, Natalia Rangel ^{[1, 2]} ; Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina ^{[1, 2]} ; de Goes, Mario Fernando ^[3] ; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte ^[1] ; Branda, Thais Bianca ^[2] ; Rivera, Cesar ^[4] ; Migliorati, Cesar Augusto ^[5] ; Epstein, Joel B. ^{[6, 7]} ; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Dept Oral Diag, Piracicaba Dent Sch, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[2] Inst Canc Estado Sao Paulo ICESP FMUSP, Dent Oncol Serv, Av Dr Arnaldo 51, BR-01246000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Oral Rehabil Dept, Piracicaba Dent Sch, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Talca, Dept Basic Biomed Sci, Talca - Chile

^[5] Univ Florida, Coll Dent, Gainesville, FL - USA

^[6] City Hope Comprehens Canc Ctr, Duarte, CA - USA

^[7] Cedars Sinai Hlth Syst, Samuel Oschin Comprehens Canc Ctr, Los Angeles, CA - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY; v. 132, n. 4, p. 398-408, OCT 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Objectives. Radiation-related caries (RRC) is one of the most aggressive complications of radiotherapy (RT) in survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC). Lack of RRC awareness may contribute to the occurrence of this oral cavity complication. RRC may be considered a ``forgotten oral complication{''} by patients with HNC, oncologists, and dentists. The present study aimed to assess the level of awareness of RRC among physicians, dentists, and patients. Study Design. Physicians (group 1, G1), dentists (group 2, G2), and patients with HNC undergoing RT (group 3, G3) answered questionnaires concerning their awareness of RRC. Physicians (G1) were divided into group 1A (oncological experience) and group 1B (general physicians/other specialties). Dentists (G2) were divided into group 2A (oncological experience) and group 2B (general dentists/other specialties). Personalized questionnaires were designed for each group. Results. Recruitment was as follows: physicians (n = 124): 1A (n = 64), 1B (n = 60); dentists: (n = 280), 2A (n = 160), 2B (n = 120). In addition, 58 patients answered the questionnaire. In terms of RRC awareness, 46.77% of physicians, 81.78% of dentists, and 24.13% of patients had some knowledge of the problem. Conclusion. Patient awareness of RRC was poor. The heterogeneity of answers among physicians and dentists suggests an opportunity to improve patient education and prevention of this serious oral complication of RT. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021;132:398-408) (AU)

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