CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA OF OF B-CELL ORIGIN - ORAL MANIFESTATIONS AND DENTAL TREATMENT PLANNING

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, is the most common form of leuke mia in the Western Hemisphere, accounting for approximately 30 percent of all cases. With patients having an expected rife span of more than seven years, CLL is a relatively indolent hematologic malignant disea se that, while incurable, often has a prognosis compatible with relati vely normal dental treatment planning. The authors present four case r eports of CLL in a dental setting, as well as an update on the diagnos is, prognosis and dental treatment of patients with CLL of B-lymphocyt e origin.