Ingabe udokotela wamazinyo uyingxenye yeThimba lakho lokunakekela umdlavuza?
Ukwelashwa kwegazi kanye nomdlavuza wamarrha kungabangela izinguquko eziningana kumathissi emzimbeni wakho, kuhlanganise nalawo omlomo wakho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthola i-chemotherapy, ukwelapha imishanguzo, noma ukufakelwa kwe-stem cell, izinkinga zomlomo zingabangela izinkinga ezinkulu uma zingaphathwa kahle.
Eqinisweni, lezi zinhlobo zemiphumela emibi zingakwazi ukunciphisa ukulinganisa kwemithi noma isikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho.
Ngakho-ke, ukunakekela umlomo wakho namazinyo yingxenye ebalulekile yokunakekelwa komdlavuza wakho.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zezinkinga zomlomo nezinkinga zamazinyo Ingabe ukwelapha umdlavuza kungabangela?
Ukwelashwa kwe-Cancer kuthinta kokubili amangqamuzana abulalayo kanye nempilo enempilo. Njenganoma yimuphi umphumela ohlangothini, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zinzima kakhulu emathonyeni akho emlonyeni kunabanye futhi abanye abantu bangakwazi ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga. Ukwelapha i-leukemia ne-lymphoma kungabangela:
- I-oral mucositis, noma izilonda ezibuhlungu emlonyeni wakho noma emphinjeni
- Izinguquko zokunambitha
- I-Xerostomia noma umlomo omile
- Amazinyo nama-tissue okuphuza, ikakhulu uma unamaplatelet aphansi
- Ukubola kwamazinyo
- Ubuhlungu bomzimba
- Izinguquko emisipha yomhlathi, okungenza kube lula ukuvula umlomo wakho ("trismus")
- I-Osteonecrosis noma "ithambo lokufa" kusukela ekushintsheni kuya emithanjeni yegazi enikeza amathambo omhlathi wakho
- Ukuthuthukiswa kwezinyosi ezikhubazekile ezinganeni ezine nomdlavuza
Lezi zinguquko zingabangela ezinye izinkinga, ezifana nokutheleleka okujulile nokunciphisa ukudla okunomsoco.
Kungani Kufanele Ubonane Udokotela wamazinyo Phakathi Nokwelashwa Kwemdlavuza
Ezinye izinkinga zamazinyo ezibangelwa ukwelashwa komdlavuza azikwazi ukugwema. Kodwa-ke, ngokunakekelwa kahle nokuqapha ngodokotela wamazinyo, izinkinga ezengeziwe kanye nokuphuza ukwelashwa kungancishiswa. Udokotela wamazinyo angasiza ngo:
- Ukukhomba izindawo ezingabangela inkinga, njengezinsimbi zamazinyo ezilahla noma ezingalungile, izintambo ezingaziwa, noma izinsini ezingenampilo
- Ukunakekela izifo emlonyeni wakho ngaphambi kokuba zisakaze ekusakazweni kwegazi lakho
- Phakamisa amasu okugcina inhlanzeko yomlomo ngenkathi ukwelashwa
- Ukuvimbela izinkinga ezingabangela ukudla okunomsoco
- Ukukusiza ukuba ugweme ukunciphisa noma ukulibaziseka ekwelapheni ukuthi izinkinga zomlomo zingabangela
- Ukuphatha noma ukuvimbela ubuhlungu bomlomo
- Ukugcina ukumomotheka kwakho kubheka kuhle, noma ngabe awuyisebenzisi ngendlela evamile
Izikhungo eziningi zinamazinyo kwabasebenzi abenza njengengxenye yeqembu lokunakekela umdlavuza. Uma kungenjalo kusikhungo sakho, kubalulekile ukuthi uthole udokotela wamazinyo onolwazi ngomdlavuza wakho kanye nokwelapha. Udokotela wamazinyo kufanele ahlangane ne-oncologist yakho noma i-hematologist ukuze aqondise ukunakekelwa.
Uma ngabe wazi izinkinga zamazinyo, noma udinga izinqubo zamazinyo, xoxani isikhathi esiphezulu nesindlela nomchwepheshe wakho womdlavuza.
Yini Ongayenza Ukunciphisa Izinkinga Zomlomo Nezinyoko Phakathi Nokwelashwa Kwemdlavuza?
Udlala indima ekugwemeni izinkinga zomlomo ngesikhathi ukwelashwa komdlavuza. Nazi izinto ezimbalwa ongayenza ukuvimbela izinkinga:
- Landela iphrothokholo yokunakekela umlomo omuhle
- Phuza amanzi amaningi noma uvuselele ukukhiqizwa kwe-sali nge candy-free sugar noma u-gum ukuze unciphise umlomo omile
- Hlola ngaphakathi komlomo wakho nsuku zonke nganoma yiziphi izinguquko, izilonda, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka
- Hlanza noma hlambulula umlomo wakho emva kokuhlanza. I-Club soda noma i-baking soda kanye namanzi yenza umlomo omkhulu
- Vimbela ukuqina emisipha yakho yomhlathi ngokuzisebenzisa! Sula umlomo wakho uvule ngangokunokwenzeka, bese uvala. Phinda izikhathi eziningana ngosuku ngalunye
- Yeka ukubhema futhi ugweme utshwala ngesikhathi ukwelashwa
- Buza udokotela wakho ngezokwelapha ze-fluoride
- Cela ukulawulwa kobuhlungu emlonyeni omncane nomphimbo ukuze ukwazi ukugcina ukudla okunempilo
Khumbula ukuthi iziguli zomdlavuza zingase zibe engozini enkulu yezinkinga zamazinyo empilweni yabo yonke. Ukuhambisana nokunakekelwa kwamazinyo esikhathini eside kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokunakekelwa kwabasindile.
Nini Ukuxhumana Nodokotela Wakho
Kufanele ushayele uchwepheshe wakho noma umhlengikazi uma:
- Thuthukisa umkhuhlane
- Qaphela izimpawu ezimhlophe noma izilonda ezivulekile emlonyeni wakho
- Unomlomo obuhlungu noma umphimbo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungabona inkinga noma cha
- Qaphela izinsini zakho ziphuma
- Bahlangabezana nomlomo owomile kakhulu
Ukuyifinyelela
Iziguli zesifo somdlavuza wegazi kanye nomdlavuza ungasengozini enkulu yokuthuthukisa izinkinga emlonyeni nasemasenini abo, kokubili ngenxa yesimo sabo kanye nokwelashwa kwayo.
Udokotela wamazinyo kungaba yingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu ekunakekeleni kwakho ngesikhathi sokwelapha umdlavuza. Uma udokotela wakho wamazinyo engabambisene nesikhungo sakho somdlavuza, qiniseka ukuthi ubazisa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha futhi futhi vumela i-oncologist yakho noma i-hematologist ukuthi wazi mayelana nokukhathazeka kwamazinyo akho.
Imithombo
I-National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Izinkinga zomlomo zeCanscer Treatment: Lokho Ithimba Lamazinyo Lingakwenza. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/CancerTreatment/OralComplicationsCancerOral.htm Kubuyekezwe i-July 14, 2015.
Ngabe, S., Goodman, P. Leisenring, W., et al. "Impact of Radiation and Chemotherapy on Risk of Dental Abnormalities: Umbiko Ovela Ekunganeni Ngomuntu Osinda Ngomdlavuza" I- Cancer December 15, 2009.