Oral Health, Caries Risk Profiles, and Oral Microbiome of Pediatric Patients with Leukemia Submitted to Chemotherapy

Table 3

Prevalence of oral diseases.

Variables	HC ()		ALL ()
	^b	%	^b	%
Dental caries	19	48.7	27	69.2
Gingivitis	3	7.7	15	38.5
Oral mucositis	0	0	6	15.4
Xerostomia^a	1	2.1	10	25.6
Candidiasis	0	0	1	2.6

ALL: patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia; HC: healthy controls. ^aStimulated saliva  ml/min. ^bThere existed subjects with no or more than two oral diseases.