Alves, Ana SofiaKizi, GunelBarata, Ana RaquelMascarenhas, PauloVentura, Irene2022-05-182022-05-182021Alves AS, Kizi G, Barata AR, Mascarenhas P, Ventura I. Oral Complications of Chemotherapy on Paediatric Patients with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medical Sciences Forum. 2021; 5(1):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2021005025978-3-0365-2238-8978-3-0365-2237-12673-9992http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/40615Communication abstract: Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of CiiEM - Reducing inequalities in Health and Society, held at Egas Moniz’ University Campus in Monte de Caparica, Almada, from June 16th to 18th, 2021.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.The goal of cancer treatment is to fight and/or control cancer. The aim of this study was to review and meta-analyse the incidence of main oral complications in paediatric oncology during chemotherapy. The search results were obtained from B-on, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library and PubMed databases. Of 1032 articles potentially relevant, 13 were included in this review. The overall incidence of caries, gingivitis, ulcers, mucositis, and candidiasis was 67.8%, 55.6%, 44.2%, 41.6%, and, 29.5%, respectively. During chemotherapy, paediatric patients with cancer present higher incidence of caries and gingivitis. Incidence rate meta-analysis show high heterogeneity. More studies should be done to reduce uncertainty.engChemotherapyPaediatric dentistryOral manifestationsother10.3390/msf2021005025