Andrea Ravidà, DDS, MS, is a postdoctoral student in the Periodontics and Oral Medicine Department at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor. A junior member of the Italian Society of Periodontology, Ravidà is involved in multiple research projects in the areas of periodontics and implant therapy. He can be reached at ravida@umich.edu.
Because patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are susceptible to complications affecting tissues of the oral cavity, a comprehensive understanding of side effects is pivotal to successful case management.