Matsuzaki H, Tanaka-Matsuzaki K, Miyazaki F, Aoyama H, Ihara H, Katayama N, Katsui K, Himei K, Takeuchi T, Onoda T, Kimata Y, and Asaumi JI
The usefulness of dental approaches, such as oral management, has gained recognition among patients treated for head and neck cancer. In particular, oral management plays a very important role before, during, and after treatment in patients undergoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of both. However, specialized dentistry knowledge and techniques that are useful for patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer have yet to be reported. Therefore, in this review article, our aim is to introduce dental approaches in radiotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer that have been developed and are currently being used at our institute.