A prospective study to identify risk factors for dental caries after head and neck radiation therapy

A prospective study to identify risk factors for dental caries after head and neck radiation therapy - A prospective study on dental caries after radiotherapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057019

Enrollment

Registered

2025-02-13

Start date

2023-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Dental caries

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with head and neck cancer who are scheduled to receive new radiation therapy during the study period. 2) Patients with at least one healthy tooth.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Postoperative radiation therapy 2) Preoperative radiation therapy patients 3) Edentulous patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of dental caries after radiotherapy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
change in the oral environment	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKatsura Kouji

Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital Department of Oral Radiology

katsu@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp0252272915

Outcome results