TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of intraoral stents for radiotherapy during COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Filho, Aljomar José Vechiato
AU - Faria, Karina Morais
AU - de Oliveira, Maria Cecília Querido
AU - de Andrade, Ariadne Padilha
AU - Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina
AU - Santos-Silva, Alan Roger
AU - Wee, Alvin G.
AU - Brandão, Thaís Bianca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Intraoral stents
KW - Oral cancer
KW - Radiotherapy
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U2 - 10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0021
DO - 10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0021
M3 - Article
C2 - 34046228
AN - SCOPUS:85107568644
SN - 1507-1367
VL - 26
SP - 159
EP - 161
JO - Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
JF - Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
IS - 1
ER -
