Management of intraoral stents for radiotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic

Radiotherapy is being performed in many situations as a curative approach for head and neck cancer instead of surgery due to the current novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A recent publication reported that even hypofractionation was being conducted in order to reduce the daily exposure...

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Autores principales: Filho, Aljomar José Vechiato, Faria, Karina Morais, de Oliveira, Maria Cecília Querido, de Andrade, Ariadne Padilha, Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina, Santos-Silva, Alan Roger, Wee, Alvin G., Brandão, Thaís Bianca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Via Medica 2021
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Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8149132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34046228
http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0021
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Sumario:Radiotherapy is being performed in many situations as a curative approach for head and neck cancer instead of surgery due to the current novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A recent publication reported that even hypofractionation was being conducted in order to reduce the daily exposure of both patients and the medical staff involved in cancer therapies. As a result, dental teams may be requested more frequently than usual to fabricate intraoral stents (IOS). Given that IOS may be a potential source of COVID-19 contagion, the main purpose of the present correspondence is to offer a guide on how health professionals may be safely presented in the room, on the management of the IOS and also how to sanitize the stents.

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