Manifestações bucais em crianças e adolescentes com câncer em tratamento quimioterápico

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Velten, Deise Berger
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo; BR; Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; UFES; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
• Palavras-chave em Português: Oral manifestations; Oral health; Drug therapy; Medical oncology; Manifestações bucais; Saúde bucal; Quimioterapia; Boca - Doenças; Oncologia; Saúde Coletiva; 614
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/1660

The aim of this study was to assess and monitor child and adolescent cancer patients with the first cancer diagnosis receiving chemotherapy in a hospital called child state hospital Nossa Senhora da Glória – Vitória – ES, from April 2013 to April 2014. It was a longitudinal study and the data were collected at three times: the first time by an interview concerning demographic data, a clinical examination of dental caries and oral diseases - mucositis, xerostomia, oral candidiasis, gingivitis and thrush, performed before chemotherapy; the second and third moments were performed in about a month and two months after chemotherapy, respectively, with examination of oral manifestations. A total of 51 subjects were evaluated at the first time and due to losses by death and transfer to another hospital or radiotherapy, 42 were evaluated in the third period. The results showed a low prevalence of caries associated with worse oral hygiene (p - 0.016) and low maternal education (p - 0.021). Some oral diseases before the start of chemotherapy were observed and oral complications also occurred after chemotherapy, highlighting mucositis as the most prevalent disease. Other manifestations such as dry mouth, aphthous stomatitis and candidiasis were observed in a lower frequency. Oral manifestations affecting basic human activities such as communication and feeding, requiring medical attention, were observed. Therefore, the participation of dentists is essential in the multidisciplinary team of cancer treatment to evaluate the oral health status of individuals before and during the treatment. It is also important in order to develop a proper treatment plan, to work actively in prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of oral complications, preventing patients from developing a more severe clinical course that would adversely affect their treatment.