Preservation of teeth with chronic periapical diseases in leukemia patients before bone marrow transplantation / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the safety and feasibility of root canal therapy in leukemia patients before bone marrow transplantation.Methods:15 root canal therapy of teeth with chronic periapical diseases were performed in 15 patients with leukemia before bone marrow transplantation.Diameters of the shaded area of periapex were all less than 0.5 cm.The root canal therapy was done at appropriate time,restricted hemateikon(neutrophil counts range from 3.0?109/L ~10?109/L,platelet counts more than 50?109/L),all the teeth were done with root canal therapy according to the principle of root canal therapy.All the patients were monitored by return visit after transplantation.Results:It did not happen any odontogenous complication with 15 patients during the bone marrow transplantation period.The periapical diseases of 15 teeth have been well controlled after root canal therapy.Conclusion:Teeth with chronic periapical diseases of patients with leukemia before bone marrow transplantation can be preserved after adequate root canal therapy and the root canal therapy is safe.