7-Year checkup: how radiation affects teeth and gums in cancer survivors

NCT ID NCT05325970

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study follows up with head and neck cancer patients about 7 years after they finished radiation therapy. Researchers will check for cavities, gum disease, tooth loss, bone damage, and saliva flow. The goal is to understand the long-term dental side effects of cancer treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms neoplasm osteoradionecrosis Stomatognathic Diseases

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DENTAL DISEASES HEAD AND NECK CANCER OSTEORADIONECROSIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02120, United States
New York University - College of Dentistry

New York, New York, 10010, United States
University of Connecticut Health Center - School of Dental Medicine

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States
University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-6030, United States

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