Oral health is an important issue in end-of-life cancer care

Wilberg, Petter; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Ottesen, Stig; Herlofson, Bente Brokstad

doi:10.1007/s00520-012-1441-8

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“…The incidence of oral complications in terminally ill cancer patients is markedly high due to worsened systemic conditions and adverse drug reactions in the oral cavity [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. For example, xerostomia is a common symptom among terminally ill cancer patients [8][9][10].…”

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The need and availability of dental services for terminally ill cancer patients: a nationwide survey in Japan

Ohno

Morita

Tamura

et al. 2015

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The need and availability of dental services for terminally ill cancer patients: a nationwide survey in Japan

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Morita

Tamura

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“…A previous study showed that 64% of hemophiliacs' patients had pre-existing infections or reduction in salivary flow [26]. Finally, the major risk factor for the proliferation of C. albicans is immunosuppression, which changes the homeostasis of human host.…”

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“…Finally, the major risk factor for the proliferation of C. albicans is immunosuppression, which changes the homeostasis of human host. It was revealed that 87.5% of the HIV-positive patients were Candida positive in saliva [26].…”

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Candida-Associated Denture Stomatitis: Clinical Relevant Aspects

2014

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Candida-associated denture stomatitis is a common fungal infection that affects removable denture wearers. Although Candida spp are considered commensal fungal in the oral cavity, changes in local and/or systemic predisposing factors related to the host conditions may lead to pathogenic form and cause disease. The clinical manifestations are usually associated with the predisposing factors, changing from no symptoms to severe pain and difficulty swallowing. The therapeutic strategies commonly adopted in the clinical practice are the use of topical and/or systemic antifungal, in addition to removing mechanically the plaque from denture surfaces and from underlying mucosa and giving instructions about the correct oral hygiene to the patient. In this context, considering the high prevalence of this disease, a review about the etiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations and therapy management of these patients is of utmost importance.

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“…Mucosa ulceration is common component of the oral problems of palliative patients, that causes terrible pain and does not allow to maintain daily hygiene and nutrition; all these conditions are directly related with decreased quality of life 22,23 . Some researches had proved the association between occurrence of oral candidosis and poor performance status 24 .…”

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Oral complications of palliative patients with advanced cancer

Tebidze

Jincharadze

Margvelasvili

2017

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Background: Oral care is especially important in palliative care. Oral pain and adverse symptoms must be controlled during palliative care, because adequate communication with patients makes easy to perform good quality palliative care. In this case preserving verbal communication and comfortable mouth is very important. Aim: Our aim was to review the literature about the oral cavity complaints of patients with advanced cancer undergoing the palliative care, and to define which complaints are caused by direct impact of oncologic disease and which by the treatment methods. Materials and Methods:We reviewed most of the existing literature in this field. Unfortunately, there are not too much of publications about mouth problems of palliative patients with advanced cancer, but we used them to overview all known oral problems. Some of them report oral infections, some of them discuss the impact of the treatment methods and etc. We summarized all of them to create a real picture of oral cavity problems of palliative patients. Conclusion: Literature review proves that xerostomia, oral infections, taste alteration and other pathological conditions of oral cavity are very common in patients with advanced cancer. They lead to malnutrition and communication disorder and with the accompanying pathological condition decrease the quality of life. TCM-GMJ September 2017; 2(2):P20-P23)

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Oral health is an important issue in end-of-life cancer care

Cited by 69 publications

References 26 publications

The need and availability of dental services for terminally ill cancer patients: a nationwide survey in Japan

The need and availability of dental services for terminally ill cancer patients: a nationwide survey in Japan

Candida-Associated Denture Stomatitis: Clinical Relevant Aspects

Oral complications of palliative patients with advanced cancer

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