Preradiation full mouth extractions in head and neck cancer: case-control study.
Researchers compared head-and-neck cancer patients recommended for full-mouth extraction before radiation therapy versus those advised to keep teeth, finding that extraction recommendations were associated with poor dental health, disease burden, and limited dental care access, though both groups had similar osteoradionecrosis rates at two years.
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