INFLUENCE OF COMBINED TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK MALIGNANT TUMOURS UPON PERIODONTAL TISSUE CONDITION
In the given article the results of clinical research of periodontal tissue condition in patients with head and neck malignant tumours, undergoing combined treatment in Regional clinical oncological center (Kemerovo) during the period from 2008 till 2011 are presented. We examined 369 persons aged 20 years old and older. The diagnosis made: throat cancer, lip cancer and mucous membrane of oral cavity and larynx cancer. Periodontal tissue condition was estimated at each stage of oncological disease combined treatment according to basic indicators and clinical examination methods used. The research detected correlation between periodontal tissue changes and type of treatment undergone, tumour localization and oral cavity sanitation. Periodontal tissue condition changes after radiation and chemotherapy treatments were observed in 100 % of patients. Absence of oral cavity sanitation before combined treatment in oncological clinic worsens periodontal tissue condition at all treatment stages.