Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Stuff we already Know by Dan and Joanne

Dan Boboia & Joanne Lewis


Chemotherapy Long term:
Hypodontia
Root abnormalities
Amelogenesis imperfecta
Microdontia of bicuspid teeth
Tendency toward thinning of roots with an enlarged pulp chamber

Radiotherapy Short:
Damage to epithelial surfaces
Intraoral soft tissue ulceration
Taste disorders
Oralpharyngeal mucositis



Radiotherapy Long:
Xerostomia
Caries
Root tip blunting and shortening
incomplete calcification of teeth
premature closure of apices
delayed or arrested tooth development
comprised trismus
abnormal occlusal relationships
facial deformities

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