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Interventions for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment: Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trials

Current Oncology, 2023
Oral mucositis is a common and most debilitating complication associated with cancer therapy. Despite the significant clinical and economic impact of this condition, there is little to offer to patients with oral mucositis, and the medications used in ...
Giuseppe Colella, Ciro Emiliano Boschetti, Rita Vitagliano, Chiara Colella, Lebei Jiao, Natalie King-Smith, Chong Li, Yii Nuoh Lau, Zacchaeus Lai, Ali Ibrahim Mohammed, Nicola Cirillo   +10 more
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The Potential Effect of Oral Microbiota in the Prediction of Mucositis During Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: Oral mucositis is probably the most debilitating complication that can arise in treating a patient with head and neck cancer. Little is known about the impacts of oral microbiota on the initiation and progression of mucositis.
Xiao-Xia Zhu, Xiao-Jun Yang, Yi-Lan Chao, Hui-Min Zheng, Hua-Fang Sheng, Hai-Yue Liu, Yan He, Hong-Wei Zhou   +7 more
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Predicting Nomogram for Severe Oral Mucositis in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma during Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: Oral mucositis is an acute adverse reaction with high incidence during radiotherapy. Severe oral mucositis can seriously affect patients’ quality of life and compliance with radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors
Zhibing Liu, Lulu Huang, Housheng Wang, Zhiling Shi, Yaqin Huang, Lixing Liang, Rensheng Wang, Kai Hu   +7 more
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Peri-implant diseases and metabolic syndrome components: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as a spectrum of conditions associated with an increased risk of developing CVD and type 2 diabetes.
Letizia, C, Papi, P, Petramala, L, Pilloni, A, Pompa, G, Rosella, D, Saraceno, V   +6 more
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Mucositis Effect on Quality of Life of Hospitalized Children with Cancer Who Received Chemotherapy

JKP (Jurnal Keperawatan Padjajaran), 2019
Mucositis is very common in children with cancer who received chemotherapy. Mucositis in children renders other health problems such as pain, eating problems, insomnia, and emotional problems that directly determine children’s quality of life.
Sri Hendrawati, Ikeu Nurhidayah, Henny Suzana Mediani, Ai Mardhiyah, Nenden Nur Asriyani Maryam   +4 more
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A Systematic Review of Recall Regimen and Maintenance Regimen of Patients with Dental Restorations. Part 2: Implant-Borne Restorations [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose To evaluate the current scientific evidence on patient recall and maintenance of implant-supported restorations, to standardize patient care regimens and improve maintenance of oral health. An additional purpose was to examine areas of deficiency
Bidra, Avinash S., Chandler, Nancy Deal, Curtis, Donald A., Daubert, Diane M., Garcia, Lily T., Gauthier, Marissa F., Kosinski, Timothy F., Nenn, Conrad A., Olsen, John A., Platt, Jeffrey A., Wingrove, Susan S.   +10 more
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Peri‐implant mucositis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2018
AbstractObjectivesThis narrative review was prepared for the 2017 World Workshop of the American Academy of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology to address key questions related to the clinical condition of peri‐implant mucositis, including: 1) the definition of peri‐implant mucositis, 2) conversion of peri‐implant health to the ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Lisa J. A. Heitz-Mayfield, Lisa J. A. Heitz-Mayfield   +2 more
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Identifying novel genes and biological processes relevant to the development of cancer therapy-induced mucositis: An informative gene network analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Mucositis is a complex, dose-limiting toxicity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy that leads to painful mouth ulcers, difficulty eating or swallowing, gastrointestinal distress, and reduced quality of life for patients with cancer.
Cielito C Reyes-Gibby, Stephanie C Melkonian, Jian Wang, Robert K Yu, Samuel A Shelburne, Charles Lu, Gary Brandon Gunn, Mark S Chambers, Ehab Y Hanna, Sai-Ching J Yeung, Sanjay Shete   +10 more
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Role of oral glutamine in alleviation and prevention of radiation-induced oral mucositis: A prospective randomized study

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2014
Background: Oral mucositis is the most frequently occurring painful and dose-limiting side-effect of radiation of the head and neck region. Few studies demonstrated that oral glutamine suspension may significantly reduce the duration and severity of ...
Subrata Chattopadhyay, Aramita Saha, Mohammad Azam, Anindya Mukherjee, Prabir Kumar Sur   +4 more
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A flexible multivariate random effects proportional odds model with application to adverse effects during radiation therapy

, 2016
Radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer has a toxic effect on mucosa, the soft tissue in and around the mouth. Hence mucositis is a serious common side effect and is a condition characterized by pain and inflammation of the surface of the
Augustin, Nicole, Hanser, Christina, Henke, Michael, Kim, Sung Won, Schumacher, Martin, Uhlig, Annemarie   +5 more
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