Abstract
A 10-year boy who had undergone radiation therapy was treated for dental caries and reduced saliva rate and was under a regular recall program. The findings are as follows:
1. The patient undergone radiation therapy. After 128 days, the saliva rate decreased under condition of both rest and activity. After 770 days, both saliva rates recovered to some extentbut were under half the rate before starting radiation therapy.
2. Similarly, the buffering capacity of saliva decreased but recovered 770 days after starting radiation therapy.
3. At 652 days, white spots were found on all of his teeth. The patient was instructed to use fluoridated dual component dentifrice at home, when brushing, while application of fluoride and professional mechanical cleaning was performed at the clinic. To estimate the effect of this treatment, we used Light-induced fluorescence until all teeth were observed to have remineralized. The rate of the luminance after 47 days increased by 3.4-7.6% and after 119 days, it increased by 3.4-13.5% as compared to luminance before treatment.
