Oral and dental health care of oral cancer patients: hyposalivation, caries and infections

Oral Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 464-467

  Meurman, Jukka H ^a   Grönroos, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dental care; Oral cancer; Oral health management; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUORIDE; SUGAR; XYLITOL;

CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYPOSALIVATION; INFECTION; MILK; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIALOADENITIS; THRUSH; TOOTH BRUSHING; XEROSTOMIA;

CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77952741920     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.02.025     Document Type: Review

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