Do you use a custom wax tongue immobilizer for oral cavity radiotherapy?

We have not used a device which aimed primarily to immobilize the tongue. Rather, we use a customized device (“radiation guards”) which primarily aims to reduce backscatter from metal fillings or crowns in the teeth into the surrounding gums and adjacent tongue. This device has been described by Ben...

We use a custom oral stent for oral cavity patients. The core of the bite block is styrofoam (https://www.rpdinc.com/adult-bite-wedge-886.html) but we cover it in a fine layer of aquaplast. We are very pleased with this approach. First, the aquaplast is cleanable, so there are no issues with sterili...

We use sterilizable plastic devices.

We use a variety of intraoral devices ranging from simple Civco biteblocks to custom stents that are initially wax and then converted to a more permanent Lucite pattern. We also have recently been using Bionix Truguard, and there is an ongoing program for using 3d printed devices with the stents mad...