Reema Sharaf
Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Title: Complete dental and oral rehabilitation and management of patient after Laryngeal cancer treatment
Biography:
Reema Sharaf has completed her BDS in 1997 – 1998 King Saud University in Riyadh KSA. AGD USC 2002, Saudi Board in Advanced Restorative Dentistry 2009, Consultant in Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry till the present, Deputy of Restorative Dentistry Department from 2016-2019.a
Abstract:
Head and neck cancer is a term used to describe a number of different malignant tumors that develop in or around the throat, larynx, nose, sinuses, and mouth. Laryngeal cancer is cancer of the larynx, which is a part of the throat.
Successful management of laryngeal cancer depends on careful pretreatment evaluation of the patient, and appropriate treatment selection for patients with this disease.
Management of the head and neck cancer patients requires a multidisciplinary team. Treatment includes radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. Patients with malignant disease need careful dental treatment planning prior to radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy. In this presentation, we report a case of a patient with laryngeal cancer, who did not have a chance to follow dental treatment recommendations for both pre- and post radiation dental management. The aim is to create awareness for the clinician to evaluating the patient for the disease related issues that may affect the oral cavity and dentition, and to know what treatment options do we have in this case. The treatment option used in this case for oral rehabilitation and improvement of his quality of life.