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

ISSN: 1135-030X

Année de publication: 1997

Titre de la publication: Special Needs in Dentistry

Volumen: 4

Número: 1

Pages: 31-34

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología

Résumé

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.