Dental anomalies as the result of rediotherapy in oncologic children

  1. Ricardo E. Oñate Sánchez
  2. M. C. Cabrerizo Merino
  3. C. García Ballesta
  4. J. I. Ruiz Jiménez
Revista:
Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

ISSN: 1135-030X

Any de publicació: 1997

Títol de l'exemplar: Special Needs in Dentistry

Volum: 4

Número: 1

Pàgines: 31-34

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

Resum

Radiotherapy is a therapeutic agent used in the treatment of neoplasms, which can affect tissues with accelerated cellular proliferation and turnover. In the case of a child, the administration of radiotherapy can alter the tissue growth and maturation. We present three clinical cases with dental lesions caused by radiotherapy.