Bilabial-protruding, mouth-opening and tongue-depressing stent for proton radiation therapy

Akanksha Srivastava; Mark S Chambers; Ruth Aponte-Wesson

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.02.021

Bilabial-protruding, mouth-opening and tongue-depressing stent for proton radiation therapy

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Nov;128(5):1109-1113. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.02.021. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Authors

Akanksha Srivastava¹, Mark S Chambers², Ruth Aponte-Wesson³

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, The University of Texas School of Dentistry, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: akanksha.srivastava@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Professor and Deputy Department Chair, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 33814095
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.02.021

Abstract

Custom intraoral radiation devices protect normal tissues, minimizing the adverse effects of radiation therapy. These devices also help immobilize the target by placing the patient's head in a precise, repeatable position. This clinical report describes the fabrication and benefits of a modified mouth opening, tongue depressing radiation stent with bilabial protrusion of the lips that was used in proton radiation therapy for a malignancy of the upper lip.

MeSH terms

Humans
Lip
Proton Therapy*
Protons*
Stents
Tongue

Substances

Protons