Periodontal treatment for patients with cancer.
Today's periodontist is likely to come into contact with, be consulted about, or asked to treat a cancer patient. The periodontal evaluation and treatment of such a patient should reflect the changes in periodontium, the possibility of acute exacerbation of periodontal disease and systemic infection, oral changes, and the consequences and possible complications of radiation or chemotherapy, as well as the patient's overall health.
Dental Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010519:Periodontium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents