Practice article British Dental Journal 218, 69–74 (2015)

A review of dental treatment of head and neck cancer patients, before, during and after radiotherapy: part 2

The citations to Fig. 3-8 within the text of the above article were incorrect.

  • The citation to Fig. 3 should have read as follows (on p 70): Nutritional supplements such as Ensure drinks contain refined carbohydrate (sucrose and/or glucose) and often they are consumed in frequent small sips (Fig. 3).

  • The citation to Fig. 3 in the text (on p 71) should have read Fig. 4: A simple wedge made by stacking and taping together tongue spatulas can be used by the patient (Fig. 4)

  • The citation to Fig. 4 (on p 71) should have read Fig. 5: The TheraBite® jaw motion rehabilitation system is a portable system specifically designed to treat trismus and mandibular hypomobility (Fig. 5).

  • The citation to Fig. 5 (on p 71) should instead have read Fig. 6: OraNurse is unflavoured toothpaste which has 1,450 ppm sodium fluoride (Fig. 6).

  • The citation to Fig. 7 should have read as follows (on p 72): Tooth mousse comes in a variety of flavours: strawberry, orange, lemon, vanilla, melon and mint (Fig. 7).

  • The citation to Figs 6 and 7 (on p 73) should have read Fig. 8: HBO therapy (HBOT) involves breathing oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure in a specially designed chamber (Figs 8).

The authors apologise for any confusion caused.