Multidisciplinary treatment approach in a patient with history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. 2014

Atacan Yavuz, and Omer Birkan Ağralı, and Zeynep Lale Calışkan, and Dilek Türkaydın, and Atilla Sertgöz, and Bahar Kuru, and Başak Doğan
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Nişantaşı Kampusu, Büyükçiftlik Sok. No. 8, Nişantaşı-Şişli, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey.

Radiotherapy in NPC patients has side effects on the dentition, which affects quality of life dramatically. This case report presents multidisciplinary dental treatment approach in a 17-year-old male patient with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The adolescent patient applied to dental hospital 4 years after the radiotherapy with aesthetic and functional problems on dentition affecting psychological, social, and physical aspects of his life. The dentition of the patient demonstrated the severe destruction as a devastating side effect of radiotherapy. With a successful multidisciplinary approach, our patient's aesthetics, function, and self-confidence were obtained. Well-established procedures, which include preventative care and maintenance, can reduce the duration and expenses of the treatment and help in challenging the life-long complications of radiotherapy.

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