DENTAL-HEALTH IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

Citation
Je. Clarkson et Ob. Eden, DENTAL-HEALTH IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 78(6), 1998, pp. 560-561
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
ISSN journal
00039888
Volume
78
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
560 - 561
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9888(1998)78:6<560:DICWC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This study investigated the dental health of children (aged 1-14 years ) diagnosed with cancer 4-36 months earlier. Sixty patients were exami ned and interviewed; 53% had untreated decay and only 35% had seen a d entist since their malignancy had been diagnosed. A significant source of bacterial infection is not being treated in this at risk populatio n. The level of dental disease and lack of dental prevention indicates a need to integrate medical and dental care.