Abstract: This systematic review aimed to assess the literature for management strategies and economic impact of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by cancer therapies and to determine the quality of evidence-based management recommendations. The...
Cancer
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Cancer.
[Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on tumor growth in the mouse model of LNCaP prostate cancer cell line].
Abstract: To assess the safety of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in patients with prostate cancer, and to investigate its effect on the growth of indolent prostate cancer in vivo. Thirty severe combined-immunodeficient...
Osteoradionecrosis in cancer patients: the evidence base for treatment-dependent frequency, current management strategies, and future studies.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to review the evidence base from 1990 to 2008 to (1) clarify the impact of cancer therapies on prevalence of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in head and neck cancer patients, and to (2) evaluate management strategies and their...
[Usefulness of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of radionecrosis and symptomatic brain edema after LINAC radiosurgery].
Abstract: Radionecrosis with brain edema is a complication of radiosurgery. Three female patients harbouring a frontal pole, petrous and parasagital parietoocipital meningiomas respectively who had been treated with LINAC radiosurgery are presented. Those patients...
Hyperbaric oxygen in the management of late radiation injury to the head and neck. Part II: prevention.
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws is a feared complication of treatment for head and neck cancer, and understandably much attention has been given to its prevention; good oral hygiene, careful preventative dental care, and extractions done before...
Hyperbaric oxygen in the management of late radiation injury to the head and neck. Part I: treatment.
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a serious condition following treatment for head and neck cancer with serious associated morbidity and mortality. While the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in treating established osteoradionecrosis has been standard practice in...
Hyperbaric oxygen: therapy for patients with maxillofacial implants?
Abstract: Osseointegration was an innovative treatment in dentistry during the last 3 decades. The success of osseointegration is related to factors such as material biocompatibility, adequate quality of bone tissue that allows implantation, surgical technique, and...
Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw around dental implants in the maxilla: report of a case.
Abstract: We describe a patient who developed bisphosphonate (BP)-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) around implants in the upper molar area. The patient was a 54-year-old woman with ulceration of the gum, bone exposure, and severe spontaneous pain around implants...
Complete restoration of refractory mandibular osteoradionecrosis by prolonged treatment with a pentoxifylline-tocopherol-clodronate combination (PENTOCLO): a phase II trial.
Abstract: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a nonhealing wound of the bone that is difficult to manage. Combined treatment with pentoxifylline and vitamin E reduces radiation-induced fibrosis and ORN with a good prognosis. We previously showed that the combination of...