Background Oral mucositis (OM) is one of the main problems in almost all patients
undergoing head and neck radiotherapy (RT). Owning to the antioxidant and anti …

Background Oral complications may be observed during chemotherapy and are important
side effects that may directly affect the anticancer treatment, even causing septicaemia in …

Background Oral mucositis (OM) is one of the most frequent complications of chemotherapy
for which there is no standard therapy; treatment is mostly conservative. This study was …

Patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy will receive some degree of oral mucositis
The incidence of oral mucositis was especially high in patients:(i) With primary tumors in the …

Purpose To describe patient-reported outcomes of mouth and throat soreness (MTS) and
related sequelae on daily activities from a phase III study of palifermin in the autologous …

Oral mucositis represents a significant source of morbidity after chemotherapy and radiation
therapy. Since infection may have an important role in the pathophysiology of oral mucositis …

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of an Aloe vera mouthwash with a benzydamine
mouthwash in the alleviation of radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer …

Oral pseudomembranous candidiasis and mucositis were assessed in 39 patients receiving
a total dose of 39–70 Gy radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Mucositis was scored using …

O aumento da intensidade da quimioterapia e radioterapia no tratamento do câncer tem
elevado a incidência de efeitos colaterais, em especial da mucosite bucal. OBJETIVO E …

Background This study assessed the use of low‐energy laser in the prevention or reduction
of the severity of oral mucositis. Procedure A randomized clinical trial was carried out …