Levantamento do índice das necessidades de tratamento periodontal da comunidade (INTPC) em pacientes irradiados por terapia oncológica e não irradiados na cidade de São Luís/MA/BR
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study was to inves-
tigate the periodontal conditions
in irradiated and non-irradiated
patients for oncology therapy in
the city of Sao Luis-MA-BR. The
research had a sample of 92 pa-
tients: 46 irradiated (test group)
and 46 non-irradiated (control
group). It was collected informa-
tion about salivary conditions
and it was used the Community
Periodontal Index of Treatment
Needs (CPITN), during the cli-
nical examination. The collected
data were tabulated and analyzed
by Qui-square Test at a 5% level of
significance. It was observed irra-
diated patients presented higher
frequency of xerostomia than the
non-irradiated ones, with statisti-
cally significant differences. The
X code was the most frequent in
both groups, with no statistically
significant difference in the perio-
dontal conditions and periodontal
treatment needs. From these ob-
servations, the conclusion is that
irradiated patients presented
higher frequency of xerostomia
frequency and no significant di-
fference in periodontal conditions
and treatment needs in relation
to non-irradiated patients.
Key words: periodontics, neo-
plasm, radiotherapy.
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: General Dentistry
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1923461316