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Aim: To assess the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT), gingival health, and oral status of children after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Materials and Methods: Thirty-one patients treated with BMT and 31 healthy children were selected. Dental examinations were performed 100 days after BMT in the study group. The DMFT, plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and bleeding on probing (BOP) values were recorded. Results: The differences between PI, GI, and BOP were not statistically significant in either group. Although the DMFT index values were lower in children treated with BMT than in children from the control group, the difference between the 2 groups was not statistically significant (p=0.836); however, dmft (p=0.05) and total DMFT scores were significantly different (p=0.035). Conclusion: Although the children in the study group are at high risk for dental caries and periodontal problems, there were no differences in the values of indexes between groups because a periodic oral examination was performed by a dentist before and after BMT.

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Bone Marrow TransplantationOral HealthDental
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Ozlem Marti Akgun, Ceren Yildirim, Gunseli Guven Polat, Feridun Basak, Aybarshan Yilmaz, Erman Atas, A. Emin Kurekci. (2023). Evaluation of Oral and Dental Status in Children After Bone Marrow Transplantation. Cithara Journal, 63(1). ISSN: 0009-7527