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ArticleHematology, transfusion and cell therapy

Oral health status of patients with multiple myeloma.

Édila Figuerêdo Feitosa, Roberto José Pessoa Magalhães, Carlos Augusto de Melo Barbosa, Fabio Ribeiro Guedes, Angelo Maiolino, Sandra Regina Torres

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Article in Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Pathogenesis and treatment of multiple myeloma bone disease.The Japanese dental science review · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Édila Figuerêdo FeitosaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Roberto José Pessoa MagalhãesUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Carlos Augusto de Melo BarbosaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Fabio Ribeiro GuedesUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Angelo MaiolinoUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Sandra Regina TorresUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: sandratorres@ufrj.br.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the oral health status of patients with multiple myeloma and compare to a control group. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe medical history of the studied subjects was obtained from the medical records and through interviews. Trained examiners evaluated the oral mucosa, teeth, periodontium and imaging aspects. The dental status was evaluated by the decayed, missing and filled teeth index. The presence of bone lesions was investigated with cone beam computer tomography images of the jaws.

resultsThe most common oral mucosa features were paleness (31%) and coated tongue (14.3%) in the multiple myeloma group (N=42); and coated (21.4%) and fissured tongue (10.7%) in the control group (N=28). The mean DMFT index of patients with multiple myeloma was high, but not significantly different from controls (14.57 versus 19.69, p=0.975). Hypodense lesions suggestive of multiple myeloma were observed in the jaws of 73.8% of the patients. Hypodense lesions related to teeth were detected in 33.3% of the patients and in 53.6% of the controls (p=0.832).

conclusionsThe studied population of multiple myeloma patients presented many oral health issues that needed attention. Thus, oral care should be included in the routine treatment to improve the quality of the oral status in these patients.

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Dental cariesMouthMultiple myelomaOral manifestations

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