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Dental management of the childhood cancer patient
International Journal of Applied Dental Sciences · 2021 · Vol. 7(3) · pp. 44–47
Eugenia Garza-Avilés✉(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Juan Eduardo Arizpe Coronado(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Jorge Arturo Gutierrez Longoria(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Rosendo Carrasco Gutierrez(Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)Gabriel Muñoz Quintana(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)Sergio Eduardo Nakagoshi Cepeda(Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León)Juan Manuel Solís-Soto(Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)
Abstract
Introduction: More than 40,000 children undergo cancer treatment each year. In the long term, children and adolescents are at risk of developing oral complications over time, especially in relation to teeth. Objective: To analyze the literature about dental management of patients with childhood cancer, including oral examination before treatment, preventive strategies, dental treatments and oral complications related to cancer therapy.Methodology: The PubMed database was used; review and research articles were identified where oral and dental complications in pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer were mentioned. The terms
Oral health in cancer treatmentOral and Craniofacial LesionsOral and gingival health researchMedicineCancerOral healthDentistryMEDLINEChildhood cancerPediatricsInternal medicine
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