Estudo retrospectivo da saude bucal de 120 pacientes submetidos a tratamento quimioterapico

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

The aim of present study was evaluate, retrospectively, oral health of 120 patients under chemotherapy treatment at Hospital das Clínicas of UNICAMP from 2000 to 2001. Clinical records of these 120 patients, considering age, sex, type of cancer, type of anti-cancer treatment, types of oral lesions, variations in the normality, DMFT index, plaque and gingival indexes were analyzed. Male sex was predominant (65%) and most of the cases occurred in patients between 45 and 60 years of age. The main type of cancer was located in the gastrointestinal tract (40%), followed by head and neck cancer and bone / soft tissue cancer (12,5%). furred tongue appeared in 47,5% of the patients, gingivitis in 30,8% and periodontitis in which had 20%. Oral mucositis affected 4,1 % of the patients (n=120), mild level, and without painfull sintomatology. A strong correlation between the advanced age and the increase of DMFT index was noted. Therefore, it was concluded that most alterations found in the mouth of these patients were not mainly related with the side effects of the chemotherapy, but to the lack of oral hygienic care, showing in this way, the importance of the dentist in the multidisciplinar team. The dentist must provide the oral evaluation and treatment, before, during and after the chemotherapy treatment, avoiding in the occurrence of infectious disease in patients already weakened by cancer disease and its treatment

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saude bucal patologia

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