Abstract
Patient: A 63-year-old male visited our hospital with a complaint of difficulty in chewing due to excessive mobility of an upper right fixed partial denture. He had secretory dysfunction of the salivary glands after radiotherapy of 70Gy for oropharyngeal cancer. Caries and periodontitis were observed in every tooth. Prosthodontic treatment was performed taking into account the prevention of osteoradionecrosis and plaque control.
Discussion: Considering the availability of tooth extraction, teeth as highly infectious sources of diseases such as severe periodontitis were removed. It was thought that osteoradionecrosis was prevented as a result.
Conclusion: Prevention of osteoradionecrosis and plaque control resulted in good treatment outcome in the case of this patient with late complication after radiotherapy.
