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Complication of Oral Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Management

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Malignant lesions in the oral cavity are usually treated by surgical removal and several weeks of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. Oral cancer ablation results in the sacrifice of several functional and aesthetic organs. The latter modality can cause severe changes in the mucosal tissues, bone, salivary glands, and the teeth, most of which are irreversible. Proper management before, during, and after both modes of therapy will have a positive impact on the quality of life and decrease the morbidity associated with these treatment regimens.

This chapter will discuss the changes experienced within the oral environment during and after the treatment for oral cancer and discuss the early complications associated with oncologic treatments, surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy for oral cancer and the potential long-term complications associated with treatments of oral cancer and their managements. The potential long-term complications are quite challenging for the oncologic team and the patient who survives oral cancer, primarily due to the highly specialized regional tissues involved in the surgical field.

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  1. Section of Oral Oncology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, 2-15-1, Tamura, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0193, Japan

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    Ken Omura

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Ozeki, S. (2015). Complication of Oral Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Management. In: Kirita, T., Omura, K. (eds) Oral Cancer. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54938-3_14

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