Pretreatment oral evaluation to rule out oral disease, provide a baseline for comparison and monitoring the effect of radiation and chemotherapy ,detect cancer lesions in mouth and reduce oral discomfort during the treatment.

These are some of the Oral complications of cancer therapy

• • Erosion of the enamel due to vomiting .
  • Taste alteration
  • Xerostomia (dry mouth)
  • Infection
  • Bleeding
  • Radiation caries
  • Tooth sensitivity
  • Osteoradionecrosis
  • Pulpal pain

Oral Care during cancer therapy

Patients undergoing heady and neck radiation or being hospitalized for chemotherapy , should complete their oral care before start of the treatment.

Otherwise, dental care should be provided between cycles.