Open AccessOral health in children with leukemia
Author(s) -
Vijay Prakash Mathur,
Jatinder Kaur Dhillon,
Gauri Kalra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.97343
Subject(s) - medicine , mucositis , leukemia , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , stomatitis , pediatrics , radiation therapy , dermatology , physics , optics
Leukemia is one of the most common malignancies affecting children in India. These children usually suffer from various oral complications, which may be due to the leukemia or due to the chemotherapeutic agents and/or radiotherapy. The complications may include some of the opportunistic infections like candidiasis, herpes simplex; hemorrhage, mucositis, taste alterations and increased incidence of dental caries etc. These complications can cause significant morbidity and mortality in the patients. The aim of this review is to summarize the various oral complications in these children and the methods of prevention and management.