Oral mucositis is a frequent and potentially severe complication of chemotherapy which has
a considerable impact on patient quality of life. While the management of other …

Aim: To evaluate the clinical effects of laser therapy on the prevention and reduction of oral
mucositis in patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) …

We previously reported that oral ingestion of polaprezinc, a zinc-L-carnosine, suspended in
sodium alginate solution prevents oral mucositis in patients receiving radiotherapy or high …

Purpose: Oral mucositis is a common acute morbidity associated with radiation and/or
chemotherapy treatment for cancer. d-Methionine (d-Met), the dextro-isomer of the common …

Oral mucositis is one of the main complications in non-surgical cancer treatments. It
represents the major dose-limiting toxicity for some chemotherapeutic agents, for …

The success of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) as a therapy for malignant and inherited
disorders is limited by infectious complications. We previously demonstrated syngeneic BMT …

INTRODUCTION: One of the most common and important side effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-
FU) is mucositis with ulcerations in the oral cavity. We investigated the effects of local …

There is no doubt that, when the oncology team includes a dentist, the risks of development
of serious complications such as osteoradionecrosis are significantly reduced for the cancer …

Oropharyngeal mucositis is an acute and distressing toxic effect of chemotherapy and head
and neck irradiation. This oral sequela significantly impairs the daily functioning and quality …

The objectives of this study were to determine whether oral prophylactic agents are superior
to placebo or no treatment on the incidence of oral mucositis and oral candidiasis for …