Review Article
Dental Treatment in Patients with Leukemia
Table 5
Possibility of dental procedures in postchemotherapy phase.
| Intervention in postchemotherapy | Considerations and restrictions |
| Type I | | Exam | | Clinic | No restrictions. | Radiographic | Hygiene instructions | Molding | Type II | | Simple restorations (ART) | No restrictions. | Prophylaxis and supragingival cell scaling | Orthodontics | Completed chemotherapy and after two years free of disease, one can restart the orthodontic treatment | Type III | | More complex restorations |
No restrictions. | Scaling and root planning cell (subgingival) | Endodontics | Symptomatic tooth | Asymptomatic tooth | Type IV | | Simple extractions | Need for antibiotic prophylaxis until six months after completion of chemotherapy. | Curettage (gingivoplasty) | Type V | | Multiple extractions | Need for antibiotic prophylaxis until six months after completion of chemotherapy. | Flap surgery/gingivectomy | Extraction of impacted tooth | Apicoectomy | Single implant placement | Type VI | | Extraction of an entire arch or both | Need for antibiotic prophylaxis until six months after completion of chemotherapy. | Extraction of multiple impacted cell teeth | Flap surgery | Orthognathic surgery | Placement of multiple implants |
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