background oral mucositis is an adverse effect of chemotherapy. type of chemotherapy regimen is the most important factor causing mucositis. oral mucositis is usually associated with transient decrease in saliva production. the goal was to study effects of gum consumption on oral mucositis in children undergoing chemotherapy. materials and methods this randomized controlled trial was done in am...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To review the literature related to chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis and highlight four empirically supported oral mucositis rating scales that oncology nurses can use. DATA SOURCES CINAHL and MEDLINE databases, published articles, and supplemental publications. DATA SYNTHESIS Various oral mucositis rating scales have been developed; however, a lack of consensus exists...

This retrospective descriptive study documented the frequency of oral mucositis and examined the impact of certain variables in the development of oral mucositis in autologous stem cell transplants. Oral mucositis occurred in 90% of the patients, but 53.57% developed ulcerations. On average, oral mucositis started on day seven, lasted for six days and resolved on day 13 after the initiation of ...

background: mucositis is a complex inflammatory response of the digestive system mucous membrane and it is also one of the most common painful side effects following chemotherapy in children with carcinoma. developing to mucositis affects the patient's life severely and can lead to long – term hospitalization.therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of chamomile mouthwash on t...

background: oral mucositis (om) remains the most common side effect of chemotherapy affects negatively on patients' quality of life. subjects and methods : convenience samples of patients who received chemotherapy were followed from first or second cycle of chemotherapy until om occurrence. we reviewed 75 female patients with breast cancer who received chemotherapy with mean age (47.2 sd ± 8.62...

INTRODUCTION Oral mucositis is considered a severe complication in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy for head and neck cancer. The aim of this review study was to assess the effect of low level laser therapy for prevention and management of oral mucositis in cancer patients. METHODS The electronic databases searched included Pubmed, ISI Web of Knowledge and Google scholar...

Background & Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of oral selenium in alleviation of oral mucositis induced by radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients. Methods: In a randomized double blind pilot study, 35 patients under radiotherapy, due to primary tumors localized in the head or neck, who had at least two oral sites were st...

Oral mucositis is often induced in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy treatment. It has been reported that oral mucositis can reduce quality of life, as well as increasing the incidence of mortality. The participation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the pathogenesis of oral mucositis is well known, but no report has actually demonstrated the presence of ROS. Thus, the purpose of this st...