A systematic review of dental disease in patients undergoing cancer therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1007-1021

  Hong, Catherine H L ^a   Napeñas, Joel J ^a   Hodgson, Brian D ^b   Stokman, Monique A ^c   Mathers Stauffer, Vickie ^d   Elting, Linda S ^e   Spijkervet, Fred K L ^c   Brennan, Michael T ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Penrose Cancer Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Dental caries; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE; LACTOPEROXIDASE; MOUTHWASH; PLACEBO; TOOTHPASTE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GINGIVITIS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MOUTH EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH ABSCESS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DENTAL CARIES; FLUORIDES; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 77956455496     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0873-2     Document Type: Review

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