Abstract
The salty of tooth extractions (TE) in Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) patients has not been well established. In this study, we examined 14 AML patients whom TE were performed (Fig. 1, 2) and also compared blood cell count with before TE and after TE.
We noted following observations:
1. With proper supportive care, TE can be safely performed in AML patients at any status.
2. In patients with AML undergoing induction chemotherapy, because of myelosuppression, WBC and granulocyte count were markedly decreased after TE (Fig. 4, 5). Even at this stage, TE can be performed without significant complications (Fig. 3).
3. RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelet count had been remained stationary after TE was performed (Fig. 6-9).
