Two-piece detachable interlocking mold for low-dose-rate brachytherapy: A dental technique for radiotherapy prosthesis fabrication
Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00223913
eISSN
10976841
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85135518595
Journal Title
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (2022)
Suggested Citation
Towithelertkul C., Haraguchi M., Tanabe G., Fujita H., Ali I.E., Han X., Sumita Y.I. Two-piece detachable interlocking mold for low-dose-rate brachytherapy: A dental technique for radiotherapy prosthesis fabrication. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (2022). doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.06.021 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/87523
Title
Two-piece detachable interlocking mold for low-dose-rate brachytherapy: A dental technique for radiotherapy prosthesis fabrication
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Abstract
Brachytherapy is a type of radiotherapy used to eradicate malignancies in the head-and-neck region. Early-stage mucosal carcinomas, such as carcinomas of the hard palate and gingival mucosa, can be treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy by using a radiotherapy prosthesis called a mold. Prosthodontists play a significant role in the design and fabrication of these molds, which deliver therapeutic doses to the primary lesion and protect adjacent tissues from radiation exposure. However, planning and observing ongoing treatment is difficult for radiation oncologists because the shield part cannot be removed from the carrier part or requires an attachment to do so. This article describes a technique for fabricating a 2-piece detachable interlocking mold without any special attachment for low-dose-rate brachytherapy.