Preventive protocols and oral management in childhood leukemia--the pediatric specialist's role.
The leukemias are the most common form of childhood malignancy. The pediatric dental professional plays a major role in the prevention, stabilization and treatment of the oral and dental problems that can compromise the child's health and quality of life before, during and after the cancer treatment. This manuscript highlights the incidence of oral complications in leukemic children receiving oncology treatment and the systematic preventive protocol followed during different phases of medical treatment.
Xavier
Arun M
AM
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Children Dentistry, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. arunmamachan@yahoo.co.in
Hegde
Amitha M
AM
D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010372:Pediatrics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*