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Dentistry and Craniofacial Research
ISSN: 2576-392X
January 28-29, 2019
Barcelona, Spain
Dental Practice 2019
Page 16
27
th
International Conference on
Dentistry and Dental Practice
C
hemotherapy is an important part of modern methods for
the treatment of oncologic diseases. As any medication
or method, the chemotherapeutical agents also have
complications and side effects, from which our interest is the
changes in oral cavity during and after cancer treatment. By
using chemotherapeutic agents, the majority of patients may
develop the complications of the oral health. The literature
describes mucositis, oral pain, infection, hemorrhagias,
xerotomy, neurological and nutritional problems. Each of them is
a potential threat to the patient’s general condition, according to
chronological or dental age - for oral hard or soft tissues. These
factors will cause significant violations in future permanent
dentition, and problems such as dysphagia, dysphonia,
development of oral organs and face. Unfortunately, in literature
there is less information about the condition of pediatric patients,
which are subject of chemotherapy for oncologic diagnosis.
Accordingly, there is less information about maintaining the
conditions for facilitating prevention of dangerous changes and
for the development of future permanent dentition. The goal of
the research is to find information about frequency and quality of
the damage in oral cavity caused by chemotherapy in oncologic
pediatric patients. Also, to develop the special methodology to
avoid and prevent vulnerability of the child’s health conditions
because of pathological changes in oral cavity. Key questions
for research project are: What is the frequency of developing
of alveolar bone resorbtion during chemotherapy in pediatric
population?; exactly which chemotherapeutical agent forces
the alveolar bone resorbtion during chemotherapy in pediatric
population?; How is it possible to manage the alveolar bone
resorbtion during chemotherapy in pediatric population?; How
to prevent the future permanent dentition from disorders during
chemotherapy in pediatric population?
Biography
Ketevan Nanobashvili has completed her PhD in Medicine at Tbilisi State
Medical University and Postdoctoral studies at University of Georgia and
at a dental clinic “Dream Dental and Esthetic Group”. She has worked as a
Professor of Dentistry at Tbilisi Medical Academy and University of Geor-
gia. She has published about 15 papers in reputed journals.
K.nanobashvili@ug.edu.geManagement of oral cavity
disorders during chemotherapy in
oncologic pediatric patients
Ketevan Nanobashvili
University of Georgia, Georgia
Ketevan Nanobashvili, J Den Craniofac Res 2019, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-013