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. 2013 Oct 2;8:227. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-227

Table 6.

Dental status and rehabilitation procedures in the literature for IORN in the upper and lower jaw

Author group Year of publication Dental status Rehabilitation procedures Remarks
Frydrych et al. (n = 82) [9]
2011
No information
No information
Average (median) date of last dental visit: 66.76 months (18 months) before radiotherapy
Guggenheimer et al. (n = 947) [10]
1994
Edentulous: 59%
No information
 
Partially edentulous: 9%
Poor dentition with no replacement: 14%
Intact dentition: 18%
Maier et al. (n = 100) [11]
1993
Tumour vs. control patients: Tartar > 3 mm: 40.91 vs. 21.98%
No information
Tumour vs. control patients
Never tooth brushing 44.9 vs. 23.5%
Decayed teeth >50% : 27.2 vs. 3.9%
Dental visit more than once a year: 6% vs. 43.5%
Lockhart et al. (n = 131) [12]
1994
Alveolar bone loss: 66%
Needing dental care: 97%
Noncompliant with routine dental care: 76%
Clinical caries: 71%
Did not seek the indicated treatment: 81%
Noncompliant with routine oral hygiene: 65%
Failing restorations: 91%
Jham et al. (n = 207) [7]
2008
Periodontal disease: 41%
No information
 
Residual root: 21.2%
Caries 12%
    Unerupted tooth: 5.8%