Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Before transplantation, patients' oral health and inflammatory conditions were determined using the gingival index and the plaque index, which are based on gingival bleeding and the presence of dental plaque, respectively. Additionally, the dental health status was determined using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index. The monitoring of oral mucositis was based on the World Health Organization grading system and was performed for five periods: from Day 0 to D+5, from D+6 to D+10, from D+11 to D+15, from D+16 to D+20, and from D+21 to D+30. RESULTS: A total of 97 patients (56% male and 44% female) who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo between January 2008 and July 2009 were prospectively examined. The incidence of ulcerative mucositis was highest from days +6 to +10 and from days +11 to +15 in the patients who underwent autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, respectively. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Fabio Luiz Coracin, Paulo Sergio da Silva Santos, Marina H C Gallottini, Rosaura Saboya, Priscila Tavares Musqueira, Alessandra Barban, Dalton de Alencar Fischer Chamone, Frederico Luiz Dulley, Fabio Daumas Nunes |
Journal | Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
(Clinics (Sao Paulo))
Vol. 68
Issue 6
Pg. 792-6
(Jun 2013)
ISSN: 1980-5322 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23778491
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Brazil
(epidemiology)
- DMF Index
- Dental Health Surveys
- Dental Plaque Index
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Oral Health
- Oral Hygiene
- Prospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Stomatitis
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Time Factors
- Transplantation Conditioning
(adverse effects)
- Young Adult
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