Prospective Pilot Study Evaluating Dental Side Effects of Radiotherapy on Subjects Treated for Head and Neck Cancer

Before radiotherapy, each subject undergoes a dental evaluation and if it is necessary, dental avulsions if their long-term survival is compromised (see in section 6.1.2) and if they are located in an area at risk to receive more than 40 Gy, so to develop osteoradionecrosis of the jaw. The avulsions should be performed as far as possible from the start of radiotherapy (RT) namely at least 2 weeks before irradiation to allow mucosal healing.

"Radiotherapy:~All Subjects will be treated by simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) / volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)."