Purpose The aim of this study was to update the clinical practice guidelines for the use of
basic oral care (BOC) interventions for the prevention and/or treatment of oral mucositis …

Objectives: Approaches to nasal and oral decontamination with povidone-iodine (PVP-I)
have been published to reduce nosocomial spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome …

Purpose To evaluate the in vitro inactivation of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I) …

Introduction Recent virus epidemics and rising antibiotic resistance highlight the importance
of hygiene measures to prevent and control outbreaks. We investigated the in vitro …

Purpose To investigate the optimal contact time and concentration for viricidal activity of oral
preparation of povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I) against SARS‐CoV‐2 ('corona virus') to mitigate the …

Background Treatment of cancer is increasingly more effective but is associated with short
and long term side effects. Oral side effects remain a major source of illness despite the use …

Background: Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation,
dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose …

Purpose The purpose of this project was to evaluate research in basic oral care
interventions to update evidence-based practice guidelines for preventing and treating oral …

Aims To better inform medical practitioners on the role of antiseptics in oropharyngeal health
and disease, this article focuses on povidone‐iodine (PVP‐I), an established and widely …

Head and neck cancer represents one of the main oncological problems. Its treatment,
radiotherapy and chemotherapy leads to mucositis, and other side effects. The authors …