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.
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)
“The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Many people, including tons of children, fight leukemia every day trying to beat this vicious cancer. Without knowing how leukemia is exactly caused, it puts a damper on how to avoid it.
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
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.
There is only one symptom relating to the mouth. As a dental professional, mouth lesions on the
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.
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.
Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. It begins in the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside the bones. Within the bone marrow is where white blood cells are created, that help fight off bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms within the body that cause infections. The disease develops to when the white blood cells are being produced out of control. The cells that are being produced do not work properly as they should, they grow faster than a normal cell would and don’t know when to stop growing. Overtime, if not treated properly, the white blood cells will over crowd blood cells, creating a serious problem such as anemia, bleeding and infection. Leukemia cells can spread to the lymph nodes and other organs in the body causing swelling and pain.
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.
Chronic Myeloid leukemia (CML) is a blood and bone marrow disease that slowly progresses. The disease usually occurs in middle aged or older individuals and rarely occurs in children. In CML, an unusually high number of blood stem cells become granulocytes. These granulocytes, also called leukemia cells are irregular in shape and do not develop into healthy white blood cells. Eventually, they concentrate in the blood leaving no room for healthy cells which may lead to infection, anemia, or bleeding. The typical signs of CML include fatigue, fever, night sweats, and weight loss (6).
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This is a tool that assesses oral health in elderly individuals which covers the patient's current oral health status including factors which can contribute to the risk of oral disease and indicate the need for referral. The tool includes Observation, measurement and palpation of oral cavity, surrounding tissues and natural or artificial teeth by the nurses and caregivers in the facility using a pen light, tongue depressor, and gauze. The OHAT assessment tool covers ten oral hygiene categories: lymph nodes, lips, tongue, cheek and roof of mouth, gums, saliva, natural teeth, artificial teeth, chewing position, and oral cleanliness. The conditions of the oral cavity, surrounding tissues and natural or artificial teeth are examined and graded. The descriptors illustrate what to look for in a progressive manner from normal tissue to diseased tissue which is rated by the examiner using a 3 point scale (0, 1, 2); 0 indicating the healthy end and 2 the unhealthy end of the scale. The final score is the sum of the scores. The higher the score the more the problems identified therefore from there the nurse would know who to refer to dental evaluation and