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Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology
For head and neck cancer patients who are already edentulous, do you have them leave dentures in for treatment (to avoid changes in jaw position)?
Do you favor tongue depressor instead? Does this change based on what primary you're targeting (i.e. base of tongue)?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Leave them out if mucositis is likely to develop in the oral cavity
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