Dental consensus on HSCT - Part II: dental Care during HSCT

ABSTRACT During the state of immune vulnerability in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the patient has an increased risk of developing a vast number of complications, including severe problems in the oral cavity. These situations require professional oral care to act in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, as well as to develop prevention protocols to minimize patient's complications. Oral mucositis, opportunistic infections, bleeding, specific microbiota, taste, and salivary alterations are complications that can occur during HSCT and interfere with various aspects, such as pain control, oral intake, nutrition, bacteremia and sepsis, days of hospitalization and morbidity. Several guidelines have been published to address the role of professional oral care during the HSCT, we describe a consensus regarding these recommendations.

Brazilian dental consensus on dental management in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation− Part I− pre-HSCT

ABSTRACT The oral involvement in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is well described in the literature. The goal of the dental treatment and management of the oral lesions related to the HSCT is to reduce the harm caused by preexisting oral infection or even the worsening of oral acute/chronic GVHD and late effects. The aim of this guideline was to discuss the dental management of patients subjected to HSCT, considering three phases of the HSCT: pre-HSCT, acute phase, and late phase. The literature published from 2010 to 2020 was reviewed in order to identify dental interventions in this patient population. The selected papers were divided into three groups: pre-HSCT, acute and late, and were reviewed by the SBTMO Dental Committee's members. When necessary, an expertise opinion was considered for better translating the guideline recommendations to our population dental characteristics. This manuscript focused on the pre-HSCT dental management. The objective of the pre-HSCT dental management is to identify possible dental situations that On behalf of the Dental Committee of the Brazilian Society of Gene Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation (SBTMO) can worsening during the acute phase after the HSCT. Each guideline recommendations were made considering the Dentistry Specialties. The clinical consensus on dental management prior to HSCT provides professional health caregivers with clinical setting-specific information to help with the management of dental problems in patients to be subjected to HSCT.

Dentistry consensus on HSCT - Part III: Special topics - Dentistry on HSCT

ABSTRACT Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) might present acute and late toxicities and the oral tissues are frequently affected. With the survival increasing, patients show late and long-term morbidities, and there is an important association between the general and the oral health. The first and second parts of this Consensus have showed the importance of the adequacy of oral health in the pre-HSCT, and the main alterations and oral care during the period of admission for HSCT. This third part aims to review specific themes of post-HSCT dental care, such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and the pediatric patient. It also aims to review pertinent subjects, both during the HSCT period and post-HSCT, concerning quality of life, pain, cost-effectiveness, and remote care. Based on this review, it is evident the importance of the work of the dental surgeon (DS) in the follow-up and treatment of the HSCT patient, always collaborating with the whole multidisciplinary team.

Queratocisto odontogênico em maxila: relato de caso

Objetivo: Relatar o processo de diagnóstico e tratamento de um queratocisto odontogênico (QO) em seio maxilar e a sua importância na investigação e diagnóstico de Síndrome de Gorlin-Goltz (SGG). Relato de caso: Paciente do gênero feminino, 20 anos, apresentou-se no serviço de odontologia encaminhada pela equipe de genética médica para investigar a presença de QO para definição de diagnóstico de SGG. Foi realizada radiografia panorâmica e verificou-se a presença de alterações no trabeculado ósseo em tuberosidade maxilar do lado esquerdo. Por isso, foi solicitada a tomografia computadorizada de seios maxilares e encontrou-se uma lesão bem delimitada, ocupando quase completamente o seio maxilar esquerdo em íntimo contato com a raiz do dente 27. Portanto, foi realizada biópsia incisional da lesão, acompanhada da aspiração do conteúdo. Na aspiração foi obtido um conteúdo de característica caseosa sugestivo de queratina. O laudo histopatológico da lesão foi de cisto odontogênico. Com isso, foram realizados os procedimentos de exodontia do dente 27 e a enucleação da lesão em seio maxilar pela equipe da odontologia e da otorrinolaringologia, respectivamente, em centro cirúrgico. O laudo histopatológico confirmou a presença de QO, assim foi possível confirmar o diagnóstico da SGG pela equipe da genética médica. A paciente não apresentou sinais de recidiva e nem de novos QO após 2 anos do procedimento. Considerações finais: A SGG requer atenção odontológica especial, visto a alta taxa de QO nos pacientes com essa síndrome. Exame odontológico minucioso envolvendo exame clínico e exames radiográficos devem ser realizado nas consultas de seguimento.

Objective: To report the process of diagnosis and treatment of an odontogenic keratocyst (OK) in the maxillary sinus and its importance in the investigation and diagnosis of Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome (GGS). Case report: A 20-year-old female patient presented at the Dentistry and Stomatology service, referred by the Medical Genetics team to investigate the presence of OK to define the diagnosis of GGS. Panoramic radiography was performed and the presence of alterations in the bone trabeculae in the maxillary tuberosity on the left side was verified. For this reason, computed tomography of the maxillary sinuses was also requested and a well-defined lesion was found, occupying almost completely the left maxillary sinus in close contact with the root of tooth 27. Therefore, an incisional biopsy of the lesion was performed, accompanied by puncture of the same. In the puncture, a characteristic caseous content suggestive of keratin was obtained. The histopathological report of the lesion was described by the pathologist as an odontogenic cyst. With this, tooth extraction procedures for tooth 27 and enucleation of the lesion in the maxillary sinus were carried out by the dentistry and otorhinolaryngology teams, respectively, in a surgical center. The histopathological report confirmed the presence of OK, so it was possible to confirm the diagnosis of GGS by the medical genetics team. The patient showed no signs of recurrence or new OK after 2 years of the procedure. Final considerations: GGS requires special dental attention, given the high rate of OK in patients with this syndrome. A thorough dental examination involving clinical examination and radiographic examinations should be performed at follow-up visits.

Brazilian dental consensus on dental management in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - Part I - pre-HSCT.

The oral involvement in the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is well described in the literature. The goal of the dental treatment and management of the oral lesions related to the HSCT is to reduce the harm caused by preexisting oral infection or even the worsening of oral acute/chronic GVHD and late effects. The aim of this guideline was to discuss the dental management of patients subjected to HSCT, considering three phases of the HSCT: pre-HSCT, acute phase, and late phase. The literature published from 2010 to 2020 was reviewed in order to identify dental interventions in this patient population. The selected papers were divided into three groups: pre-HSCT, acute and late, and were reviewed by the SBTMO Dental Committee's members. When necessary, an expertise opinion was considered for better translating the guideline recommendations to our population dental characteristics. This manuscript focused on the pre-HSCT dental management. The objective of the pre-HSCT dental management is to identify possible dental situations that can worsening during the acute phase after the HSCT. Each guideline recommendations were made considering the Dentistry Specialties. The clinical consensus on dental management prior to HSCT provides professional health caregivers with clinical setting-specific information to help with the management of dental problems in patients to be subjected to HSCT.

Dentistry consensus on HSCT - Part III: Special topics - Dentistry on HSCT.

Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) might present acute and late toxicities and the oral tissues are frequently affected. With the survival increasing, patients show late and long-term morbidities, and there is an important association between the general and the oral health. The first and second parts of this Consensus have showed the importance of the adequacy of oral health in the pre-HSCT, and the main alterations and oral care during the period of admission for HSCT. This third part aims to review specific themes of post-HSCT dental care, such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and the pediatric patient. It also aims to review pertinent subjects, both during the HSCT period and post-HSCT, concerning quality of life, pain, cost-effectiveness, and remote care. Based on this review, it is evident the importance of the work of the dental surgeon (DS) in the follow-up and treatment of the HSCT patient, always collaborating with the whole multidisciplinary team.

Dental consensus on HSCT - Part II: dental Care during HSCT.

During the state of immune vulnerability in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the patient has an increased risk of developing a vast number of complications, including severe problems in the oral cavity. These situations require professional oral care to act in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, as well as to develop prevention protocols to minimize patient's complications. Oral mucositis, opportunistic infections, bleeding, specific microbiota, taste, and salivary alterations are complications that can occur during HSCT and interfere with various aspects, such as pain control, oral intake, nutrition, bacteremia and sepsis, days of hospitalization and morbidity. Several guidelines have been published to address the role of professional oral care during the HSCT, we describe a consensus regarding these recommendations.

Assessment of oral health condition in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health condition and dental treatments performed in patients in pre-allogeneic HCT. Method: The records of patients treated during 2018 at a Brazilian HCT service were reviewed. The following oral health data were obtained: 1. Decayed, missing and filled teeth / correlated index for primary dentition (DMFT/dmft); 2. Quality of oral hygiene and 3. Dental pathologies: 3.1 Periodontal infectious focus, 3.2 Endodontic infectious focus and 3.3 Carie incidence. All dental procedures performed were surveyed. Results: Thirty-three patients were included, with a mean age of 28.42 (±16.37), 20 male (60%) and 13 female. The average DMFT/dmft found in this study was 10.24 (± 8.37), similar to the index found in the population in southeastern Brazil. The younger study population presented a DMFT/dmft considered high, when compared to the general population. A total of 27.2% of the patients had active caries lesions, 33.3%, foci of periodontal infection, 15.1%, endodontic infectious focus and 40%, poor oral hygiene. Almost half of the patients (48.4%) had to undergo dental intervention, 24.2% needing periodontal scaling, 21.2%, fillings and 12.1%, tooth extractions. Conclusion: We conclude that the studied population had an important incidence of dental pathologies and infectious conditions that could complicate throughout HCT, especially in younger patients, therefore presenting a high demand for dental treatment in the pre-HCT. Studies that assess the impact of dental conditioning on the outcomes of HCT with an emphasis on dental infectious complications, days of hospitalization and survival are necessary."

Impact of a dental care intervention on the hospital mortality of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units: A quasi-experimental study.

BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the impact of providing dental care to critically ill patients on their risk of death and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2 intensive care units (ICU) from 2016 to 2019. The intervention consisted of implementing routine dental care, focusing on oral hygiene and periodontal treatment, at least 3 times a week, for patients admitted to the study units. In the pre-intervention period, routine oral hygiene was provided by the ICU nursing staff. The primary and secondary study outcomes were mortality, evaluated at the end of the ICU stay, and VAP incidence density, respectively. Data were analyzed using the ARIMA (autoregressive integrated moving average) time series model in R software. RESULTS: During the intervention period, 5,147 dental procedures were performed among 355 patients. The time series showed that ICU mortality was 36.11%, 32.71%, and 32.30% within the 3 years before the intervention, and 28.71% during the intervention period (P = .015). VAP incidence density did not significantly change during the study period (P = .716). CONCLUSION: A dental care intervention focused on oral hygiene and periodontal treatment regularly provided by dentists to critically ill patients may decrease their risk of dying in the ICU. Randomized clinical trials should be performed to confirm these findings. TRIAL REGISTRATION: WHO-affiliated Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry. RBR-4jmz36. Registered 7 October 2018, before first patient enrollment.

A Odontologia na Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde: experiência da formação na rede de atenção à saúde / Dentistry in Multiprofessional Residency in Health: experience of training in the health care network

A Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde, modalidade de pós-graduação lato sensucom formação em serviço e duração de dois anos, permite a articulação de conhecimentos específicos, comuns e de trabalho em equipe, para o alcance do cuidado integral e humanizado ao usuário e comunidade. Esse artigo tem por objetivo relatar a experiência de formação em serviço na área de Odontologia de um Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Atenção Integral à Saúde na Rede de Atenção à Saúde Bucal. O programa de residência, tem carga horária semanal de 60 horas, envolve atividades teóricas e práticas de ensino divididas em eixos transversais, comum às diferentes áreas, e específico para cada profissão, sendo 60% da carga horária na atenção primária, 20% na atenção secundária e 20% naatenção terciária, em diferentes cenários de prática da rede de atenção à saúde bucal. Conta com 36 residentes multiprofissionais, dentre esses, 6 cirurgiões-dentistas. Nos módulos teóricos, específico e comum, utilizaram-se metodologias ativas e ambientevirtual de aprendizagem para discussão teórica, e a tutoria de campo deu subsídios ao desenvolvimento de práticas interprofissionais colaborativas e à organização do processo de trabalho na atenção primária. A integração com diferentes áreas da saúde e a reflexão e problematização das práticas tem potencializado o trabalho em equipe, visando àintegralidade do cuidado em saúde. Essa modalidade de formação para a área da Odontologia tem se mostrado importante para o desenvolvimento de habilidades e competências colaborativas dos cirurgiões-dentistas e qualificação do Sistema Único de Saúde (AU).

The Multiprofessional Residency in Health, a two-year lato sensupost-graduate program with training in service, allows the articulation of specific, common and teamwork knowledge, to achieve comprehensive and humanized care to the user and community. This article aims to report the experience of in-service training inthe field of Dentistry of a Multiprofessional Residency Program in Integral Health Care in the Oral Health Care Network. The residency program, with weekly workload of 60 hours, involves theoretical and practical teaching activities divided into transversal axes, common to different areas, and specific for each profession, being 60% of the workload in primary care, 20% in secondary care and 20% in tertiary care, in different scenarios of practice of the oral health care network. It has 36 multiprofessionalresidents, including 6 dentists. In the theoretical, specific and common modules, active methodologies and virtual learning environment were used for theoretical discussion, and field mentorship support the development of collaborative interprofessional practices and the organization of the work process in primary care. The integration with different areas of health, and reflecting on and problematizing practices, enhanced teamwork aiming at a comprehensive health care. This modality of training for the area of Dentistry has proved important for the development of collaborative skills and competences of dentists and qualification of the Unified Health System (AU).

Assessment of oral health condition in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

INTRODUCTION: The optimization of oral health before allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is important for preventing infectious complications during treatment. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health condition and dental treatments performed in patients in pre-allogeneic HCT. METHOD: The records of patients treated during 2018 at a Brazilian HCT service were reviewed. The following oral health data were obtained: 1. Decayed, missing and filled teeth / correlated index for primary dentition (DMFT/dmft); 2. Quality of oral hygiene and 3. Dental pathologies: 3.1 Periodontal infectious focus, 3.2 Endodontic infectious focus and 3.3 Carie incidence. All dental procedures performed were surveyed. RESULTS: Thirty-three patients were included, with a mean age of 28.42 (±16.37), 20 male (60%) and 13 female. The average DMFT/dmft found in this study was 10.24 (± 8.37), similar to the index found in the population in southeastern Brazil. The younger study population presented a DMFT/dmft considered high, when compared to the general population. A total of 27.2% of the patients had active caries lesions, 33.3%, foci of periodontal infection, 15.1%, endodontic infectious focus and 40%, poor oral hygiene. Almost half of the patients (48.4%) had to undergo dental intervention, 24.2% needing periodontal scaling, 21.2%, fillings and 12.1%, tooth extractions. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the studied population had an important incidence of dental pathologies and infectious conditions that could complicate throughout HCT, especially in younger patients, therefore presenting a high demand for dental treatment in the pre-HCT. Studies that assess the impact of dental conditioning on the outcomes of HCT with an emphasis on dental infectious complications, days of hospitalization and survival are necessary."

Evaluation of the correlation between side effects to oral mucosa, salivary glands, and general health status with quality of life during intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of acute clinical complications that involve the oral cavity (oral mucositis and salivary flow), general health status (Karnofsky performance status scale (KPS) and weight), and quality of life using the worst performance throughout radiotherapy treatment by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the head and neck region and to evaluate the correlation between these variables. METHODS: This prospective, longitudinal study evaluated 32 patients who were undergoing IMRT for head and neck tumors. The measures were collected weekly through standardized protocols and a quality of life questionnaire (UW-QOL version 4). RESULTS: The worst performance for all variables was concentrated in treatment weeks 2 and 5. Regarding quality of life, the emotional dimensions were the most affected (pain 62.86; activity 55; recreation 43.57; mood 49.97; shoulder 57.06; anxiety 42.91). There were a higher number of moderate mucositis correlations with quality of life (mucositis × KPS 0.002; mucositis × weight loss 0.03; mucositis × pain 0.001; mucositis × activity 0.002; mucositis × recreation 0.001; mucositis × swallowing 0.002; mucositis × saliva 0.006; mucositis × mood 0.007; mucositis × anxiety 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: IMRT treatment severely deteriorated the patients' quality of life. There were important correlations between the clinical variables and quality of life, especially mucositis.

Topical pilocarpine for xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a pilocarpine spray as a treatment for xerostomia in patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC). METHODS: This was a placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover clinical trial of patients complaining of dry mouth after RT for HNC. Forty patients were randomly assigned to either placebo or pilocarpine (1.54%) spray and instructed to use three times a day for 3 months. After 1-month washout period, patients were crossed over to receive placebo or pilocarpine. The assessments were salivary flow (Stimulated Whole Saliva Flow - SWSF), xerostomia (Xerostomia Inventory - XI), and quality of life (QoL/Oral Health Impact Profile - OHIP-14), assessed at baseline, 1 hr (only SWSF), and at 1, 2, and 3 months of treatment. RESULTS: Posttreatment SWFS was not statistically different between pilocarpine and placebo regardless of the treatment sequence (paired T test; p > .05), except for the SWFS rates at 2 months after therapy. When comparing pilocarpine with placebo in the time points, there was no significant difference (p > .05) for QoL or XI. Significant differences in improvement in QoL and xerostomia experience appeared along time for pilocarpine group. CONCLUSION: The topical application of pilocarpine spray tested was similar to placebo on SWSF assessments in patients treated with RT for HNC.

Laryngeal Cancer Attributable Factors and the Influence on Survival Rates: A Single Brazilian Institution Experience

Abstract Introduction Epidemiological studies focused on prognostic factors associated with laryngeal cancer in the Brazilian population are poorly reported in the literature. Objective To evaluate the influence of certain risk factors on the survival rates of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx. Methods This retrospective study was conducted on adult patients who were admitted to the outpatient clinic of the head and neck department in a tertiary care hospital. Evaluation of the influence of risk factors on the survival rates of patients registered in the hospital with laryngeal SCC was performed based on age, sex, initial stage, time of evolution, habits, educational levels and relapse and death. Overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and clinical-demographic data were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test and Cox regression. Results A total of 107 patients with a mean age of 59.8 years (range 19-81) were included in this study. Stages III and IV were associated with decreased DFS (p = 0.02) and OS (p = 0.02). Smoking patients had a greater period of disease evolution than non-smoking patients (p = 0.003). Alcohol consumption in smokers increased the risk of death by 2.8 (p = 0.002) compared with non-drinking smokers. Male patients presented lower DFS average when compared with female patients (p = 0.04). Conclusion Our study confirms that male gender, smoking habit combined with alcohol consumption, and advanced stages were strongly associated with poor prognosis.