Table 5 Dental status and rehabilitation procedures in the literature for IORN in the lower jaw
Author group | Dental status | Rehabilitation procedures | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
Frydrych and Slack-Smith 2011 (n = 82) | No information | No information | Average (median) date of last dental visit: 66.76 months (18 months) before radiotherapy |
Guggenheimer and Hoffman 1994 (n = 947) | Edentulous: 59% | No information | |
Partially edentulous: 9% | |||
Poor dentition with no replacement: 14% | |||
Intact dentition: 18% | |||
Maier et al. 1993 (n = 100) | Tumour vs. control patients: Tartar > 3 mm: 40.91 vs. 21.98% | No information | Tumour vs. control patients |
Never tooth brushing 44.9 vs. 23.5% | |||
Decayed teeth >50% : 27.2 vs. 3.9% | Dental visit more than once a year: 6% vs. 43.5% | ||
Lockhart and Clark 1994 (n = 131) | Alveolar bone loss: 66% | Needing dental care: 97% | Noncompliant with routine dental care: 76% |
Clinical caries: 71% | Did not seek the indicated treatment: 81% | Noncompliant with routine oral hygiene: 65% | |
Failing restorations: 91% | |||
Jham et al. 2008 (n = 207) | Periodontal disease: 41% | No information | |
Residual root: 21.2% | |||
Caries 12% | |||
Unerupted tooth: 5.8% |