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
Zeitschrift:
Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

ISSN: 1135-030X

Datum der Publikation: 1997

Titel der Ausgabe: Special Needs in Dentistry

Ausgabe: 4

Nummer: 1

Seiten: 31-34

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

Zusammenfassung

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.