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- Figure 1. A smear of fluoridated toothpaste (left) is recommended for children younger than 3 years, whereas a pea-size amount of toothpaste (right) is recommended for children 3-6 years.
- Figure 2. Panoramic radiograph of a 15-year-old male who was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 2 years of age. He received chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hematopoietic cell transplantation. Radiograph shows microdontia of all his permanent teeth, blunting and tapering of roots, and agenesis of permanent third molars.
- Figure 3. Panoramic radiograph of an 8-year-old male with Diamond-Blackfan anemia who received chemotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation at age 3 years shows agenesis of his maxillary second premolars (red arrows), microdontia involving all 4 second permanent molars and mandibular second premolars (red ovals), and delayed development of the permanent dentition.
- Figure 4. Panoramic radiograph of a 17-year-old shows dental crowding, malocclusion, pulp chamber obliteration, and severe shortening of the roots of all permanent teeth. The patient is a 15-year neuroblastoma survivor.
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Mucositis Grade Features 1 Soreness and/or erythema 2 Erythema, ulcers; patient is able to swallow food 3 Ulcers, extensive erythema; patient is unable to swallow food 4 Mucositis to the extent that alimentation is not possible
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