Radiotherapy Blog Posts

• Oral mucositis in cancer patients: the effect of oral supplementation

  07 Aug 2019

  • Derek Richards

  
• Drugs to prevent salivary gland damage following radiotherapy to the head and neck

  04 Aug 2017

  • Derek Richards

  
• Oral Mucositis: can honey reduce its severity?

  21 Oct 2016

  • Derek Richards

  
• Dental Implants: survival rate in irradiated patients

  05 Aug 2016

  • Derek Richards

  
• Oral cryotherapy reduces oral mucositis in patients receiving 5FU-based treatment for solid cancers

  11 Jan 2016

  • Derek Richards

  
• Oral cancer- monoclonal antibodies combined with standard treatment may improve outcomes

  08 Dec 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Parasympathomimetic drugs for dry mouth after radiotherapy

  09 Oct 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Review suggests that radiotherapy was associated with higher rates of implant loss

  29 Oct 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• No randomised controlled trials to support or refute the extraction or non-extraction of teeth prior to radiotherapy of head and neck

  01 Mar 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Patient factors that affect successful dental implant placement

  06 Dec 2011

  • Derek Richards