There are many systemic diseases that can affect the body in different ways. Diseases like Leukemia, affect the body while on treatment. There are multiple symptoms of how radiation treatment affects the body, and oral cavity. In addition, there are ways to maintain the health of the body and the oral cavity.
“Each year in the United States alone, nearly 32,000 adults and more than 2,000 children develop leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells”. Acute and chronic leukemia are the two kinds of the disease. Acute leukemia developments much more rapidly, chronic leukemia advances gradually, and the immune system is damaged slower. (Panno 36). Leukemia is one of many systemic diseases. Each disease affects the body differently. Leukemia affects the immune system, which affects the body by "feeling extremely sick, complaining of recurrent infections, bleeding, bruising, bone tenderness, fever, chills, sweats, weakness, fatigue, headaches, or swelling in the neck, or armpits”. Otherwise, an individual might have not any indications entirely and the disease might be discovered accidental from a checkup blood examination. When finding acute leukemia typically comes to instant hospitalization. Since leukemia victims require numerous transfusions of blood, patients have to be treated at medical establishments. Acute leukemia is treated by chemotherapy, which contains two stages: an initiation stage, where an individual is forcefully treated with a mixture of strong medications to kill the leukemic cells entirely, and a consolidation stage, using the similar or dissimilar medications, and starts as soon as the illness has gone into remission (Mayfield 1). The normal action for leukemia contains radiation and chemotherapy, which destroys the ca...
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...sores. In addition, pain medications could be used to assist discomfort from mouth sores. To help with xerostomia, consumption of water and sugarless beverages can help, or even “sucking on ice chips.” To also help with a dry mouth, the patients’ doctor can prescribe other medications or gels. In conclusion, before continuing onto treatment, the patient should discuss with their doctor about their oral health, and the problems that may happen along the way (“Dental” 1).
All diseases affect the body and mouth differently. Leukemia for example, can be treated by Chemotherapy or blood and bone marrow transplants. Depending how chronic the disease is, those treatments can cause problems in the oral cavity. However, there are ways to prevent or to help those complications. If the patient has any other problems or questions, it would be recommended to talk to their doctor.
Periodontal disease involves series of infections that occur within gum tissues of the mouth and the surrounding of teeth. Some infections cause simple inflammation of the gum tissues and in some cases it causes server damage within the soft tissues and bones, and a possibility of losing teeth. Periodontal disease can be prevented if people were more educated on how to keep healthy gums and teeth. People need to also understand that the way you live your lifestyle can also have effect on your health as far as oral hygiene.
There are essentially three main types of cancer treatments; surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Surgery allows doctors to effectively remove tumors from a clear plane. Chemotherapy uses drugs to treat the tumor; but often the drugs affect other healthy cells in the process. Using radiation as a treatment can be either precise or vague. Many health stigmas can come from the vague forms of radiation or conventional radiation therapy. Conventional radiation treats both the unhealthy and healthy cells, therefore exposing healthy cells to harmful radiation (Radiation Oncology, 2011, p.6). When healthy cells are exposed to gamma radiation they are also exposed to ionizing radiation. The ionization can cause “breakage of chemical bonds or oxidization (addition of oxygen atoms)” in a cell; the main impact of this is on a cell’s DNA, if two strands of DNA break it can result in “mutations, chromosome aberrations, ...
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the worlds largest non-profit organization which funds blood cancer research and providing patient services and education. The LLS mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and myeloma and to improve quality of patients and there families. This is done by discovering new cures and making blood cancers a story of the past.The organizations national office is located in White Plains, NY. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has local chapters through out the United States and Canada.
...diasis. (Coates 4) The dental team may suggest different types of moisture replacements to aid in the production of saliva. A few moisture replacements can include chewing sugar free gum, sipping water throughout the day, and/or using a saliva substitute. (Coates 4)
For cancer patients there are several treatment options. Surgery can remove cancerous tumors, chemotherapy uses drugs for treatment, and radiation therapy. The doctor in charge of the patient’s treatment may also choose to use radiation therapy. “Radiation
Good oral hygiene and regular dental visits is an important part of diabetes care along with regular appointments with your medical health care professional. As health care providers, it is important for us to recognize signs and symptoms of disease, not only oral disease but oral manifestations of systemic disease. We can help prevent diabetes complications by encouraging people with diabetes to maintain routine dental care and consistent and proper glycemic control.
Over time as individuals age and are faced with access to care issues they may begin to neglect their oral health. As time passes between dental hygiene cleanings or dentist visits the presence of oral disease may begin to increase.
For a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome but does not have cancer, the dental hygienist should reiterate to the patient the important of flossing daily to mechanically remove the biofilm accumulating in their mouth. Another oral hygiene instruction would be to show the patient the proper way of brushing. Two other helpful methods to show the patient would be the modified bass to show the patient that the focus of the brushing is to point the brush filaments toward the gingival margin, also to discuss with the patient the importance of preventing dental caries by decreasing their intake of foods that will produce acid exposure to the teeth. For a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome that does have patient, the dental hygienist should mostly focus on how to help the patient with preventative measures for xerostomia. Some beneficial aids for xerostomia would be biotin gels and mouthwashes, also nightly fluoride treatment’s to prevent caries because the patient is more susceptible due to the dryness of their oral cavity. Also with a patient with cancer, you want to stray away from any excess radiation that the patient doesn’t need because it could be potentially harmful to
Bacteria within the mouth from poor oral hygiene can cause many diseases such as pneumonia, gingivitis, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. Pneumonia is a lung disease caused by certain bacteria not being filtered out by the body and filling up in the lungs. Pneumonia is very commonly found in people with poor oral health because of the extreme buildup of bacteria which is being taken constantly (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society). Too much bacteria will cause the body to remove which causes the bacteria to buildup in the respiratory tracts, causing inflammation and fluid buildup which is pneumonia. Gingivitis is the lowest form of periodontal disease, which is an inflammatory disease of the gums, caused by an excessive buildup of plaque on the gum line.
There is only one symptom relating to the mouth. As a dental professional, mouth lesions on the
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Xerostomia, also known as dry mouth, is the inability to keep the mouth wet with saliva.1 Patients with xerostomia have a higher prevalence of oral hygiene problems, specifically dental caries, than patients who have normal salivary gland function.2 Dental caries can lead to more serious oral health problems including gingivitis, tooth loss, and abscess formation. Typically, xerostomia is caused by physiologic aging, Sjogren’s syndrome, or it can be drug or raditaion-induced.3 The natural aging body has decreased parasympathomimetic output including saliva production. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease that attacks the salivary
Ever heard of halitosis well its just another word for bad breath. About 85% of people with constant bad breath have a dental condition. If you have a dental condition using
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Having good oral health is very important as it can help keep away many diseases which occur as a result of poor oral hygiene. As people age, many factors can contribute to poor oral health: potential physical, cognitive and sensory impairments associated with aging and diseases, Use of prescription and over the counter medications, lack of dental insurance, and poor oral care. Most older adults live in nursing homes where oral health is not very well implemented due to other major health problems which are given the first priority. This puts them at risk for major diseases