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Letter to the Editor: To extract or not extract teeth prior to head and neck radiotherapy?

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, 82. Street No: 26 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey

    Busra Yilmaz

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Efsun Somay

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey

    Erkan Topkan

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Yilmaz, B., Somay, E. & Topkan, E. Letter to the Editor: To extract or not extract teeth prior to head and neck radiotherapy?. Support Care Cancer 31, 90 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07551-z

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