Periodontal condition in children with hemato-oncological diseases

Abstract

Introduction Leukemia and lymphoma are both types of blood cancer that are characterized by an abnormal and uncontrollable proliferation of white blood cells Regarding their oral health the attention given to these patients can positively influence prevention or treatment of periodontal diseases Objective determine the periodontal condition in children with diagnosis of either leukemia or lymphoma Material and methods descriptive cross sectional and prospective study done in patients aged to years with leukemia or lymphoma diagnosis that attended the hematology service during August September of Periodontal condition and oral hygiene quality were evaluated using the Community Periodontal Index CPI and the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index OHI S respectively It was accepted by the Local Research Committee hospital director and had signed informed consent and agreement of the children and their guardians Descriptive statistics was used with measures of central tendency percentages and frequencies with the SPSSv program Results A total of patients were included finding some type of periodontal involvement in of which had bleeding dental calculus and periodontal bags measuring less than mm Poor oral hygiene was found in Conclusions most children diagnosed with leukemia and lymphomas have periodontal diseases and a deficient oral hygiene so we recommended paying special attention to prevent the onset of periodontal diseases and if not treat them promptly