EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAORAL STENTS FOR TISSUE PROTECTION DURING HEAD AND NECK RADIOTHERAPY: INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

Sandiele Duarte Dias, Camila Yasmin Craveiro Sacramento, Charles William Cavalcante de Oliveira, Fernanda Cantão Souza da Costa, Thais Gomes Mateus Araujo, Erick Nelo Pedreira

Resumo


Objective: Head and neck radiotherapy (RT) can cause several adverse effects that may impair oral functions and cause appetite and weight loss. This integrative literature review aimed to summarize relevant evidence on the effectiveness of intraoral stents (IOS) in protecting adjacent soft tissues in patients submitted to head and neck RT, as well as reducing other complications. Methods: studies on head and neck cancer patients (P) that used (I) or not (C) IOS during RT were selected to observe its effectiveness on oral tissue protection and attenuation of adverse effects (O). Articles published between 2014 and 2024 were searched the PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Wiley databases by using the descriptors “intraoral stents” OR “stent intraoral” OR “position stent” AND “protect oral tissues” AND “radiotherapy”. Results: the 12 articles included in this review demonstrated that IOS use can minimize the adverse effects induced by head and neck RT by reducing both radiation dose and volume on adjacent tissues without affecting the dose to the target area. Conclusion: IOS effectively protects the adjacent soft tissues in the oral cavity by attenuating radiation doses and thus minimizes adverse effects and toxicity in patients submitted to long-term head and neck RT.

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Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Intraoral stent; Adverse effects

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