Effects of radiotherapy on salivary flow and its implications for the development of caries disease

• Autor(a) principal: de Andrade, Débora Buarque
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: de Brito, Érika Vanucci Oliveira, Barbosa, Júllya Vitória de Matos, Gonçalves , Kassandra Íris Nunes, Cantini Ribeiro Chaves, Maria Beatriz, do Prado, Victor Felipe Farias, Júnior, Francisco Braga da Paz, de Santana , Kássia Regina, da Paz, Eliana Santos Lyra
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/282
• topic: Radioterapia, Saliva, Cárie dentária.; Radiotherapy, Saliva, Dental caries.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate, through a literature review, the relationship between the effects of radiotherapy on the salivary flow of irradiated patients and the incidence of caries disease. Methodology: It consists of a literature review, through the search in PUBMED, SciELO, Google Scholar and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) databases from 2015 to 2022. Results: Radiotherapy can affect the salivary glands, resulting in xerostomia which, through the decrease in salivary flow, generates greater susceptibility in the development of caries disease. In addition, the change in tooth structure induced by radiation, also makes the tooth more susceptible to cariogenicity. Conclusion: Radiotherapy affects the function of the salivary glands, inducing xerostomia, changes in salivary flow, changes in pH and oral microbiota. The union of these factors, consequently, causes the appearance of radiation caries.