Comparison of In Vitro Dose Perturbation Effects of Amalgam, Composite Resin, Glass Ionomer Cement and Ketac Silver During Head and Neck Radiation with Photon Beam

Comparison of In Vitro Dose Perturbation Effects of Amalgam, Composite Resin, Glass Ionomer Cement and Ketac Silver During Head and Neck Radiation with Photon Beam

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Purpose and Significance of Study: The oral complications from head and neck radiotherapy include xerostomia, loss of taste, mucositis, hyposalivation, radiation caries, periodontal disease, osteoradionecrosis, and trismus. The presence of metallic dental materials in the radiation field results in a dosage enhancement at the tissue-metal interface This study focussed on the relative dose enhancement from the restoration materials like amalgam, composite resin, glass ionomer cement, and Ketac silver, to know the suitable materials in head and neck radiation patients.

Fit with Scope of Journal: The manuscript is of very high interest for the journal Dental Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research.

The manuscript contains several language issues (already corrected in the galley proof, except the highlighted ones, which require the author’s attention), which are listed below –

In the Abstract –

·       In the 2nd sentence, “results” must be replaced with “resulting”.

·       In the 3rd sentence, “proper…performed” must be replaced with “proper management of the patient’s restorative materials must be performed preoperatively”.

·       The 5th sentence “20 teeth…1.5+0.5mm” is incorrectly constructed, making it hard to read or understand. So, it must be replaced.

·       In the 8th sentence, “occurred” must be replaced with “occurring”, and “is” must be replaced with “was”.

·       In the 9th sentence, “preparations” must be replaced with “preparation”.

·       In the 11th sentence, “if there are” must be replaced with “For”, “to put” must be replaced with “using”, and “, is suitable” must be removed.

·       In the last sentence, “recommend” must be replaced with “recommended”.

In the Introduction –

  In the 1st paragraph –

·       In the 1st sentence, “the” at the beginning must be removed, “for” must be replaced with “in”, “suffer” must be replaced with “suffering”, and “with” must be replaced with “from”.

·       In the 3rd sentence, “will” must be replaced with “is”, and “the” before “practice” must be removed.

·       In the 4th sentence, “taking” must be replaced with “taxing”.

·       In the last sentence, “manifestation of” must be removed, and “includes” must be replaced with “include”.

  In the 2nd paragraph –

·       In the 1st sentence, “present” must be replaced with “presence”, and “result” must be replaced with “results”.

·       In the 2nd sentence, “is” must be inserted before “caused”.

·       The 5th sentence “The adverse…inhomogeneities” is incorrectly constructed, making it hard to read or understand. So, it must be replaced.

·       In the 6th sentence, “was” must be inserted after “this”.

·       In the 10th sentence, “at permanently…dental materials in” does not make clear sense. So, it must be reframed.

·       In the 12th sentence, “used” must be replaced with “adopted”.

·       In the 13th sentence, “about measurement” must be replaced with “the effect of”, and “accurately” must be replaced with “accurate”.

·       In the 14th sentence, “enhancement” must be replaced with “enhanced”, and “does…existent of” must be replaced with “did not include the”.

In the Methods –

  In the 1st paragraph –

·       In the 1st sentence, “were used” must be removed.

·       The 2nd sentence “mandibular…preparation size” is incorrectly constructed, making it hard to read or understand. So, it must be replaced.

·       In the following sentences, “should be” must be replaced by “was”, i.e., past tense.

·       In the 5th sentence, “human’s” must be replaced with “human”.

·       In the 6th sentence, “were” must be removed, “is” must be replaced with “was”, “(BL)” must be inserted after “buccolingual”, and “(MD)” must be inserted after “mesiodistal”.

·       In the 9th sentence, “that” must be removed, “carious lesion” must be replaced with “caries lesions”, “enamel hypoplasia or fluorosis tooth” must be replaced with “teeth with enamel hypoplasia or fluorosis”.

  In the 2nd paragraph –

·       In the 1st sentence, “twenty seven teeth of each following restored teeth” does not make sense. So, it must be re-framed.

·       In the last sentence, “different in” must be removed.

  In the 3rd paragraph –

·       In the 1st sentence, “was” must be inserted before “irradiated”, and “measured” must instead be inserted after “enhancement”.

·       In the last sentence, “UNIDOSE” must be replaced with “UNIDOS”.

In the Results –

·       In the 1st sentence, “was” must be replaced with “is”.

·       In the 4th sentence, the word “occurred” does not fit in the context. So, it must be altered.

·       In the following sentences, “was increasing” must be replaced with “increased”, and “was decreasing” must be replaced with “decreased”.

In the Discussion –

·       In the 6th sentence, “There was” must be removed.

·       In the 7th sentence, “has” must be replaced with “had”.

·       In the 8th sentence, “is” must be replaced with “was” both times, and “slightly” must be replaced with “slight”.

·       In the 9th sentence, “incline” must be replaced with “inclined”.

·       In the 13th sentence, “because amalgam is the most of metal component” does not make sense. So, it must be removed.

·       In the 17th sentence, “to use” must be replaced with “using”, and “the work of ” must be inserted before “Reitneier B. et al.”.

·       The 19th sentence in incorrectly constructed, making it hard to read or understand. So, it must be replaced.

·       In the 22nd sentence, “ionomer’s…tendency” must be replaced with “ionomer presented good absorbing tendency”.

·       In the last sentence, “pin point” must be replaced with “precise”.

Author Info

Corresponding Author
Kuson Tuntiwong
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Western University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Article Info

Article Type
Research Article
Publication history
Received: Wed 15, Apr 2020
Accepted: Fri 01, May 2020
Published: Mon 11, May 2020
Copyright
© 2023 Kuson Tuntiwong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.DOBCR.2020.02.05