The aim of the present study is to examine the effects of the antineoplastic agents used for the treatment of non-head and neck tumors on the tooth and jaw development in children. This study has been carried out on 30 patients whose ages were between 3 and 14. The subjects had no systemic conditions and they were receiving chemotherapy for tumors that were localized other than the head and neck region. Periapical and panoramic imaging were done before the treatment, after the treatment and at the end of the 12 months in order to examine the effects of the chemotherapeutic agents on the tooth and jaw development. Delayed eruption, root agenesis, thinning of the roots, delayed apexification and delayed physiologic root resorption were observed in the subjects. The duration of the chemotherapy and the type of neoplasm did not have any effect on the developmental complications. The antineoplastic agents used for the treatment of non-head and neck tumors in children may have negative late effects on the tooth and root development.
tooth development; jaw development; antineoplastic agent; tumor; child
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | ORİJİNAL MAKALELER / ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 28 Eylül 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 |