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Oral and dental management for people with lymphoma
From Volume 46, Issue 2, February 2019 | Pages 133-150
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This paper offers a literature review that describes the recommended oral and dental management for people with lymphoma. From 1980 to 2017, the electronic databases, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar, were searched using the following keywords: lymphoma, treatment of lymphoma, monoclonal antibodies, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, thrombocytopenia in relation to chemotherapy, neutropenia in relation to chemotherapy, antibiotic prophylactics, lymphoma and chemotherapy, radiotherapy and lymphoma. The search included both in vivo and in vitro studies published in the English language. The main inclusion criteria were any studies described ‘lymphoma’, ‘types of lymphoma’, ‘treatment of lymphoma’, ‘aetiology and physiology of lymphoma’, and ‘dental management of patients with lymphoma’.
Lymphoma is a solid neoplasm that arises in lymphoid tissues and spreads to distant lymphoid glands and organs.1 It occurs when abnormal lymphocytes increase in number without proper control. They divide in an abnormal pathway or do not die when they should. In 2015, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma affected 11,690 patients, while Hodgkin's lymphoma affected 1,782 patients.2 However, in 2016, these incidences were increased to nearly 17,000 and 2,000 cases diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively.3 It affects any age, including children. Currently, it is mostly treatable, and people live for many years after being diagnosed.
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