Quality of life and oral health of people undergoing chemotherapy: an observational study

    Objectives: To investigate the impact of chemotherapy on the oral health and quality of life of patients at the Oncology Department of Vila Franca de Xira Hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study, with an analytical component, involved 76 patients aged between 18 and 65 in the hospital's Oncology ...

  • Patrícia Flores, Teresa Albuquerque, Fatima Bizarra, Henrique Luís, Sandra Ribeiro Graça
  • 1
  • Original research
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A importância dos cuidados multiprofissionais no tratamento da síndrome de Stevens-Johnson associada ao uso de Dimaleato de Afatinibe: relato de caso por Equipa de Medicina Dentária Hospitalar

    A síndrome de Stevens-Johnson é relatada como uma reação incomum de hipersensibilidade tardia associada principalmente ao uso de medicamentos, e que se manifesta prioritariamente através de erupções cutâneas e ulcerações nas membranas mucosas que revestem a boca, o ...

  • Jéssica Brenda Rodrigues Medeiros Morais, Izabella Sol, Cristóvão Marcondes de Castro Rodrigues, Dhiancarlo Rocha Macedo
  • 181-185
  • Caso ClÍnico
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Evaluation of the buccal mucosa of patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia: A case series study

    Objectives: Prospective evaluation of the buccal mucosa of pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) regarding its clinical aspect and expression of members from the HHV family. Methods: From September 2014 to January 2015, a series of nine consecutive patients was evaluated, with ages ranging from 2...

  • Juliana Maria Souza de Oliveira, Juliana Vianna Pereira, Évelyn Costa Lira, Cristina Maria Borborema dos Santos, Gerson de Oliveira Paiva Neto, Tatiana Nayara Libório-Kimura
  • 163-168
  • Original research
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Unusual presentation of a psoriasiform mucositis in the oral cavity: case report

    Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may affect the skin and sometimes the joints. Owing to some similarities, the psoriasiform mucositis can be misinterpreted as a psoriatic lesion or vice-versa. However, some authors do not accept the occurrence of an oral psoriatic manifestation without associated skin l...

  • Daniela Pereira Bortolin, Gustavo Neumann Barros, Isaac Nilton Fernandes Oliveira, Rodrigo Falci Santos, Pietro Mainenti
  • 188-191
  • Case report
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