ABSTRACT
This study assessed the oral health problems of 60 leukemic children divided into 3 equal groups, and suggested an oral health regimen for each group. The results showed that the control group who have not received oral hygiene instruction throughout a course of therapy over one year, had the highest incidence of oral problems, while the fresh cases who instituted the preventive procedures from the start had fewer oral complications than the second group, which started the preventive regimen after a period of more than one month from the institution of cancer chemotherapy. Although the nursing staff has the initial responsibility for the oral care of the ill child, the provision of adequate oral care which should be organized and planned by the dentist together with the treating hospital team, would do much help to alleviate the problem