DENTAL STATUS FEATURES IN PATIENTS DURING ANTI-CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY (TRANSCARPATHIAN ANTITUMOR CENTER EXPERIENCE)

• Published in: Georgian medical news no. 309; p. 32
• Main Authors: Helei, N, Kostenko, E, Rusyn, A, Helei, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Georgia (Republic) 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Dental Caries; Humans; Mouth Mucosa; Mucositis; Periodontal Pocket; Quality of Life; Xerostomia
• ISSN: 1512-0112

One of the most common complications of complex anticancer therapy is the development of various lesions of the oral cavity, including mucositis, which adversely affects the quality of life of the patient, limits the dose of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and further adversely affects the effectiveness of complex therapy. Objective - to investigate the dental status of patients who are in anticancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy through clinical examination and calculation hygienic indices. During the study, the oral cavity was examined in 130 patients from 2015-2020, during the examination the dental status was registered and complaints were recorded. The dental status of patients on antitumor chemotherapy and radiotherapy by the method of clinical examination and calculation of hygienic indices (CSR (caries: sealed: removed), CPI index, Green Vermilion index, Fedorov-Volodkina index) was studied. A clinical examination of the oral cavity of patients who were on anticancer therapy in a cancer hospital revealed that the patients had poor oral hygiene and needed specialized dental treatment. Burning of the oral mucosa was present in 92.3% of patients, paresthesia - in 97.7%, taste disturbance and xerostomia - in all patients. In 30.0% there was angular cheilitis, in 96.2% bleeding gums, pus from periodontal pockets in - 17.7%, the formation of ulcers of the oral mucosa - 63.9%, mouth opening disorders - in 19.2%. The need for dental care was in 13.1% of patients in the study group. During the year before hospitalization, patients had 0.8±0.4 visits to the dentist per year, rarely used additional personal hygiene products for oral care - in 9.2%. The results indicate the presence of oral problems in 100.0% of patients receiving specialized antitumor chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as the presence of a sufficiently high need for specialized dental treatment.