Declarations
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Fernanda Faria Rocha, for technical support in the Laboratory of Microbiology and Biomaterials.
Author contributions
DAS: Investigation, Writing—original draft. PCC: Supervision, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. SFdS: Writing—review & editing. VRS: Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing—review & editing.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The clinical work was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of Federal University of Minas Gerais (No.0249.0.203.000-10) and complies with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Informed consent to publication was obtained from relevant participants.
Availability of data and materials
Data and information were obtained by completing a clinical form, anamnesis, patient history, and care by health professionals, oncologists, and qualified dentists. Data were recorded and archived. Clinical files and records are in the archives of the Faculty of Dentistry of Federal University of Minas Gerais, but are not available, to secure the privacy of patients.
Funding
This clinical work was supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais [CDS- APQ- 02515-10]; Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (PROEX/UFMG); Centro de Extensão da Faculdade de Odontologia (CENEX/FO). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Copyright
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