Open AccessDental Awareness among Parents and Oral Health of Paediatric Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Aarushi Gupta,
Mohita Marwaha,
Kalpana Bansal,
Sachdeva Anupam,
Ajay Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17412.7819
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , oral hygiene , dental care , outpatient clinic , oral health , cancer , dental clinic , family medicine , pediatrics , dentistry
Dental care is often overlooked by the parents of children receiving treatment for cancer including chemotherapy who are in a phase of severe immunosuppression.