Palliation of radiation‐related mucositis
作者:
Bruce R. Rothwell,
Wendy Schultz Spektor,
期刊:
Special Care in Dentistry
(WILEY Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 10,
issue 1
页码: 21-25
ISSN:0275-1879
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1111/j.1754-4505.1990.tb01082.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Oral mucositis associated with head and neck radiotherapy can substantially hinder completion of cancer therapy. Alleviation of this often severe stomatitis can provide enhanced patient comfort and facilitate appropriate care.A double‐blind format was used in a pilot project to measure, against a control rinse, the effectiveness of an oral rinse consisting of hydrocortisone, nystatin, tetracycline, and diphenhydramine in controlling radiation‐related mucositis. A combination of clinical evaluation and patient responses to a questionnaire was used to judge the results of the topical medications.Patients using the experimental medication developed less mucositis than did patients in the control gr
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