title: Dental treatment planning and management in the patient who has cancer.
abstract: The oral cavity has the potential to be a major source of short-term and long-term complications from cancer therapy. Appropriate evaluation and elimination of potential sources of oral infection before cancer therapy is vital because oral bacteria are a known source of bacteremia and septicemia during cancer therapy. Cancer diagnosis with previous and planned treatment, past medical history, past dental history, current medications, drug allergies, social history, family history, laboratory values, extraoral findings, intraoral findings, and radiographic findings must all be evaluated in planning dental treatment for these complex cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA. mike.brennan@carolinas.org
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Sook-Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lockhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000592:standards; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000009:adverse effects; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000150:complications; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods