Dental anomalies as the result of rediotherapy in oncologic children

• Autores: Ricardo Elías Oñate Sánchez, María del Carmen Cabrerizo Merino, C. García Ballesta, J.I. Ruiz Jiménez
• Localización: Cuidados odontológicos especiales: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Odontoestomatología, ISSN 1135-030X, Vol. 4, Nº. Extra 1 (Enero-Abril), 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special Needs in Dentistry), págs. 31-34
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.