Periodontal treatment for patients with cancer.

Today's periodontist is likely to come into contact with, be consulted about, or asked to treat a cancer patient. The periodontal evaluation and treatment of such a patient should reflect the changes in periodontium, the possibility of acute exacerbation of periodontal disease and systemic infection, oral changes, and the consequences and possible complications of radiation or chemotherapy, as well as the patient's overall health.