Antineoplastic therapy is an independent risk factor for dental caries in childhood cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: To evaluate the antineoplastic therapy (AT) as a risk factor for dental caries lesions independent of other risk factors such as income, family education, stimulated salivary flow rate, hygiene habits, frequency of sugar intake, and microbiota in childhood cancer (CC) patients.

Methods: 72 individuals were divided into CC patients (n=36) and healthy individuals (control group - CT n=36). Demographic data, hygiene habits, frequency of sugar intake, CC type, and AT were collected.

Antineoplastic therapy in childhood cancer patients presents a negative impact in the periodontal tissues: a cohort study.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of antineoplastic therapy (AT) in the periodontal tissues of childhood cancer (CC) patients.

Materials And Methods: Seventy-two individuals were divided into CC (n=36) and healthy individuals (control group-CG, n=36). Demographics, hygiene habits, CC type, and AT were collected.