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Dental health in children with cancer

Author(s) -

Jan Clarkson,

O B Eden

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

archives of disease in childhood

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037

H-Index - 146

eISSN - 1468-2044

pISSN - 0003-9888

DOI - 10.1136/adc.78.6.560

Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , dental health , cancer , disease , population , dental care , dentistry , pediatrics , environmental health

This study investigated the dental health of children (aged 1-14 years) diagnosed with cancer 4-36 months earlier. Sixty patients were examined and interviewed; 43% had untreated decay and only 35% had seen a dentist since their malignancy had been diagnosed. A significant source of bacterial infection is not being treated in this at risk population. The level of dental disease and lack of dental prevention indicates a need to integrate medical and dental care.

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