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Correlation of bone age, dental age, and chronological age in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Author(s) -
MARTIN MARY BETH,
LI CHINSHANG,
ROWLAND CHRISTOPHER C.,
HOWARD SCOTT C.,
KASTE SUE C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00892.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , cohort , prospective cohort study , bone age , demographics , age groups , dentistry , surgery , demography , sociology
Background. There is little information about oncotherapy‐related dental development in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Objective. The objective of this study was to compare bone age (BA) and dental age (DA) to chronological age (CA) in childhood ALL survivors. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed hand–wrist and panoramic radiographs of patients treated on contemporary single institution protocols for ALL between 1991 and 2004. We recorded patient demographics, therapeutic protocol, CA, DA, and BA. The cohort was divided into three categories based on age at diagnosis (< 6 years, 6–9 years, > 9 years). Results. Of 73 patients, 39 (53.4%) were boys; 55 (75.3%) were Caucasian. Median CA at diagnosis was 4.5 years (range: 0.1–11.0 years); time to study was 4.1 years (range: 0.3–11.4 years). BA was normal in 61 (83.6%), delayed in 10 (13.7%), and advanced in 2 (2.7%). DA was normal in 41 (56.9%), delayed in 8 (11.1%), and advanced in 23 (31.9%). Abnormal BA, abnormal DA, and discrepancy between BA and DA are not statistically significantly associated with investigated patient or treatment factors. Conclusions. DA may be altered in 43.1% of patients treated for ALL. A large prospective study is warranted to better define our observations and to determine their impact on dental and orthodontic management.