Cancer treatment-induced oral mucositis: A critical review

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 225-238

  Rodriguez Caballero A ^a   Torres Lagares, D ^a   Robles Garcia M ^a   Pachon Ibanez J ^b   Gonzalez Padilla D ^b   Gutierrez Perez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oral cancer; Oral mucositis; Prevention; Radiotherapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMIFOSTINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BENZYDAMINE; CARNOSINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLISTIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; GENTAMICIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PILOCARPINE; PLACENTA EXTRACT; POLAPREZINC; POVIDONE IODINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; RECOMBINANT EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SAFORIS; SUCRALFATE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STOMATITIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84857446916     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.10.011     Document Type: Review

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