Oral complications of cancer chemotherapy
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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v24i0.2481Keywords:
quimioterapia, complicações bucais, efeito colateralAbstract
It has been estimated that up to 70% of patients with cancer will receive chemotherapy as one component of their treatment. The type of drug used, the dose of drug and the number of courses will develop significant oral problems, because the cytotoxic effects of these therapies are not limited to tumor cells, but also act on ordinary tissues with a high cell turnover, such as those of the oral mucous. About 40 percent of this patients will develop oral complications that occur through direct or indirect stomatotoxicity. In this review of literature, effects of chemotherapy and induced oral complications were appraised and stripped. The aim of this work is related to the importance of the dentist's performance in team multidisciplinary, to improve quality during and after the oncology treatmentDownloads
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2008-04-24
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Martinez Martins, A. de C., Caçador, N. P., & Gaeti, W. P. (2008). Oral complications of cancer chemotherapy. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 24, 663-670. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v24i0.2481
