| Literature DB >> 19783796 |
O Grundmann1, G C Mitchell, K H Limesand.
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Radiation therapy for head and neck cancer causes significant secondary side-effects in normal salivary glands, resulting in diminished quality of life for these individuals. Salivary glands are exquisitely sensitive to radiation and display acute and chronic responses to radiotherapy. This review will discuss clinical implications of radiosensitivity in normal salivary glands, compare animal models used to investigate radiation-induced salivary gland damage, address therapeutic advances, and project future directions in the field.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19783796 PMCID: PMC2882712 DOI: 10.1177/0022034509343143
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dent Res ISSN: 0022-0345 Impact factor: 6.116