Self-reported oral hygiene habits and gingival bleeding in women with breast cancer: evidence from an observational and prospective study

Pabliane Matias Lordelo Marinho; Ricardo Barbosa Lima; José Cleyton de Oliveira Santos; Dayane Ketlyn da Cunha Santos; Glebson Moura Silva; Simone Yuriko Kameo; Namie Okino Sawada

doi:10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v10i1.4289.p1-4.2022

Self-reported oral hygiene habits and gingival bleeding in women with breast cancer: evidence from an observational and prospective study

Pabliane Matias Lordelo Marinho, Ricardo Barbosa Lima, José Cleyton de Oliveira Santos, Dayane Ketlyn da Cunha Santos, Glebson Moura Silva, Simone Yuriko Kameo, Namie Okino Sawada

Resumo

Objectives: to describe and examine oral hygiene habits and self-reported gingival bleeding in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: in an observational and prospective study, 140 women were evaluated during chemotherapy between 2017 and 2019. Results and Conclusion: more than 40% of participants reported gingival bleeding at some point during chemotherapy. Flossing was unsatisfactory at baseline and in the intermediate cycle as well as did not affect self-reported gingival bleeding. The amount of tooth brushing per day was a predictor of self-reported gingival bleeding at the end of chemotherapy.