Self-reported oral hygiene habits and gingival bleeding in women with breast cancer: evidence from an observational and prospective study / Hábitos de higiene oral e sangramento gengival autorrelatados em mulheres com câncer de mama: evidência de um estudo observacional e prospectivo
Marinho, Pabliane Matias Lordelo; Lima, Ricardo Barbosa; Santos, José Cleyton de Oliveira; Santos, Dayane Ketlyn da Cunha; Silva, Glebson Moura; Kameo, Simone Yuriko; Sawada, Namie Okino.
J. Health Biol. Sci. (Online)
; 10(1): 1-4, 01/jan./2022. tab
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| LILACS | ID: biblio-1379702
Objectives:
to describe and examine oral hygiene habits and self-reported gingival bleeding in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.Methods:
in an observational and prospective study, 140 women were evaluated during chemotherapy between 2017 and 2019. Results andConclusion:
more than 40% of participants reported gingival bleeding at some point during chemotherapy. Flossing was unsatisfactory at baseline and in the intermediate cycle as well as did not affect self-reported gingival bleeding. The amount of tooth brushing per day was a predictor of self-reported gingival bleeding at the end of chemotherapy.
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BR1780.2
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