Strategies in Management of Oral Mucositis

Strategies in Management of Oral Mucositis

Oral mucositis is a clinically important and sometimes dose-limiting complication of Cancer Therapy. Mucositis lesions are painful, affect nutrition, quality of life and often hampers continuity of the treatment modality. The pathogenesis of oral mucositis is multifactorial and complex. This is a re...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of head and neck surgery 2010-08, Vol.1 (2), p.61-67
Hauptverfasser: Vahanwala, Sonal, Pagare, Sandeep
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Oral mucositis is a clinically important and sometimes dose-limiting complication of Cancer Therapy. Mucositis lesions are painful, affect nutrition, quality of life and often hampers continuity of the treatment modality. The pathogenesis of oral mucositis is multifactorial and complex. This is a review paper which discusses various aspects a clinician should know in management of mucositis.
ISSN:0975-7899
0976-0539
DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1012