title: Dental care for patients receiving chemotherapy.
abstract: Common oral complications of chemotherapy include mucositis, infections secondary to profound bone marrow aplasia, and gingival bleeding. Mucositis and infections were treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy; a symptomatic tooth was extracted before chemotherapy was begun. Transfusions were performed to obtain adequate platelet levels. A regimen of ticarcillin disodium and gentamicin sulfate is recommended for antibiotic prophylaxis for selected dental procedures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000628:therapy; D013982:Ticarcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D013982:Ticarcillin