Oral Health Status of Patients Undergoing Treatment for Head and Neck Oncology in Northern Ireland

This study aimed to collect data on the oral health status of patients undergoing treatment for head and neck oncology across Northern Ireland. Data were collected on all patients referred to the Northern Ireland Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Oncology Team for discussion and treatment planning. Ea...

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Published inThe European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 58
Main Authors Moore, Ciaran, Killough, Simon, Markey, Neill, Winning, Lewis, McKenna, Gerald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.2016
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Dental Care - statistics & numerical data
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth, Edentulous - epidemiology
Needs Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Neoadjuvant Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Northern Ireland - epidemiology
Oral Health - statistics & numerical data
Patient Care Planning
Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology
Radiography, Dental - statistics & numerical data
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Smoking - epidemiology
Tooth Extraction - statistics & numerical data
Northern Ireland
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Summary:This study aimed to collect data on the oral health status of patients undergoing treatment for head and neck oncology across Northern Ireland. Data were collected on all patients referred to the Northern Ireland Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Oncology Team for discussion and treatment planning. Each patient underwent pre-treatment dental assessment in the Centre for Dentistry, Queen's University Belfast, between June 2013 and November 2014. Data were collected from clinical oral examinations supplemented with intra-oral radiographs. During the course of the study 96 patients were assessed and the levels of dental disease observed in this cohort were high. On clinical examination 43% were diagnosed with caries and 46% with periodontal disease. Ten patients were completely edentate. The disease profile of this patient group presents significant challenges to dental services tasked with rendering patients dentally fit prior to undergoing oncology treatment.
ISSN:0965-7452
DOI:10.1922/EJPRD_1497Moore05