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Oral Mucosal Lesions in Childhood
Childhood diseases are a continuous source of interest in all areas of general and dental medicine. Congenital, developmental, and hereditary diseases may either be present upon birth or appear in early childhood. Developmental anomalies, although often asymptomatic, may become grounds for different infections.
Lorena Horvat Aleksijević+7 more
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Mucositis is a generalized term used to denote either oral or gastrointestinal mucositis as a consequence of cancer therapy. This chapter will describe the epidemiology of mucositis in relation to radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, chemotherapy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Abdalla-Aslan, Ragda+2 more
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Mukositis Oral dan Kualitas Hidup Spesifik–Mukositis Oral pada Anak Kanker yang Menjalani Kemoterapi
One of the side effects generally occur during chemotherapy is oral mucositis. Disorders due to oral mucositis often affects the psychological and decreased quality of life of children.
Dwi Novrianda, Yulastri Arif
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Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy
Inflammation response of epithelial mucosa to chemo- radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to mucositis, a painful side effect of antineoplastic treatments.
C. Pulito+6 more
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Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis [PDF]
Radiation-induced oral mucositis (RIOM) is a major dose-limiting toxicity in head and neck cancer patients. It is a normal tissue injury caused by radiation/radiotherapy (RT), which has marked adverse effects on patient quality of life and cancer therapy continuity.
Osama Muhammad Maria+8 more
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Oncological-Therapy Related Oral Mucositis as an Interdisciplinary Problem—Literature Review
Oral mucositis is a toxic side effect of non-surgical cancer treatments: chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which strongly impair quality of life and can not only cause strong pain, but also lead to problems with basic physiological needs as eating and ...
A. Kusiak+3 more
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Oral mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal destruction as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, which in severe cases can impair patients' quality of life. Moreover, mucosal infection and/or systemic involvement due to compromised immunity leads to delay or discontinuation of the treatment. Many strategies and agents have been suggested for
Soudeh Jafari+2 more
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Low-Level Laser Therapy for Treatment of Oral Mucositis
Radiation and chemotherapy are the treatment options for head and neck cancer. Several side effects related to those treat-ment have been shown. Oral mucositis is a common side effect in patients undergoing those treatment. The presence of oral mucositis
Ravina Naomi Tarigan+1 more
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Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 Alleviates Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Mice
Background Oral mucositis is the most common oral complication of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, leading to poor quality of life.
Yan Wang+12 more
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Influence of low-level laser on oral mucositis treatment in young cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review [PDF]
Perform a systematic review of the literature to seek scientific evidence on the effect of low-level laser therapy on duration, degree and pain of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in young patients with cancer.
Graziele de Souza DINIZ+2 more
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