Kuzekanani Maryam, Haghani Jahangir
Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Iran J Cancer Prev. 2012 Summer;5(3):167-8.
Currently, localized pulpalgia is listed as a rare manifestation of chemotherapy treatments in patients with malignant tumors. The neuropathy originated from neurotoxicity of anticancer drugs is usually described as a diffuse jaw pain or numbness in orofacial structures. This article reports localized tooth pain as a possible outcome of administrating high dosage chemotherapy drugs particularly in the last cycles of application.
目前,局限性牙髓疼痛被列为恶性肿瘤患者化疗治疗的罕见表现。由抗癌药物神经毒性引起的神经病变通常表现为颌面部弥漫性疼痛或麻木。本文报道了高剂量化疗药物给药尤其是在最后几个疗程中可能导致局限性牙痛。