Dental care for pediatric patients with leukemia

Authors

  • Juliana dos Santos Oliveira Universidade Ibirapuera, São Paulo
  • José Antonio Ventiades Universidade Ibirapuera, São Paulo
  • Nilza Nelly Fontana Lopes Universidade Ibirapuera, São Paulo
  • Cristiane Miranda França Universidade Ibirapuera, São Paulo

Keywords:

leukemia, chemotherapy, adversal effects, dental care for children

Abstract

Several sistemic alterations may take place in children patients with leucemia due
to the neoplasia or to antineoplastic treaments (chemotherapy or radiotherapy).
The role of the dental surgeon is of vital importance on the diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of the early or late oral manifestations. So, the main of this work is
to revise the current literature about the important aspects of the leukemia in
children as treatment phases, oral manifestation and current preventive and
therapeutic approach to them.

Downloads

Downloads

Published

2007-11-15

How to Cite

1.
dos Santos Oliveira J, Antonio Ventiades J, Fontana Lopes NN, Miranda França C. Dental care for pediatric patients with leukemia. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2007 Nov. 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];44(4):156-68. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2563

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2007): OCT- DEC

Section

Review Article

License

Authors retain all rights to their works, which they can reproduce and distribute as long as they cite the primary source of publication.

The Rev Cubana Estomatol is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) and follows the publication model of SciELO Publishing Schema (SciELO PS) for publication in XML format.

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Notices:

  • You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
  • No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.