Oral status during radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a descriptive study of patient experiences and the occurrence of oral complications

Öhrn, Kerstin; Wahlin, Ylva-Britt; Sjödén, Per‐Olow

doi:10.1007/s005200000214

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“…The VAS has widely been used to measure clinical symptoms, such as oral malodor, discomfort, and dryness (Warde et al 2000;Ohrn et al 2001;Pai et al 2001;Gerdin et al 2005;Zaitsu et al 2011). Assessed oral conditions included malodor, discomfort, and dryness.…”

Section: Self-rated Oral Health Status Using Vasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chewing Xylitol Gum Improves Self-Rated and Objective Indicators of Oral Health Status under Conditions Interrupting Regular Oral Hygiene

Hashiba

Takeuchi

Shimazaki

et al. 2015

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Chewing xylitol gum provides oral health benefits including inhibiting Streptococcus mutans plaque. It is thought to be especially effective in conditions where it is difficult to perform daily oral cleaning. Our study aim was to determine the effects of chewing xylitol gum on self-rated and objective oral health status under a condition interfering with oral hygiene maintenance. A randomized controlled intervention trial was conducted on 55 healthy ≥ 20-year-old men recruited from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force who were undergoing field training. Participants were randomly assigned to a test group (chewing gum; n = 27) or a control group (no gum; n = 28) and the researchers were blinded to the group assignments. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores of oral conditions subjectively evaluated oral health, and the stimulated salivary bacteria quantity objectively evaluated oral health 1 day before field training (baseline) and 4 days after the beginning of field training (follow-up). VAS scores of all three oral conditions significantly increased in the control group (malodor: p < 0.001; discomfort: p < 0.001; dryness: p < 0.001), but only two VAS scores increased in the test group (malodor: p = 0.021; discomfort: p = 0.002). The number of salivary total bacteria significantly increased in the control group (p < 0.01), while no significant change was observed in the test group (p = 0.668). Chewing xylitol gum positively affects self-rated and objective oral health status by controlling oral hygiene under conditions that interfere with oral hygiene maintenance.

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Section: Self-rated Oral Health Status Using Vasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chewing Xylitol Gum Improves Self-Rated and Objective Indicators of Oral Health Status under Conditions Interrupting Regular Oral Hygiene

Hashiba

Takeuchi

Shimazaki

et al. 2015

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…The early and late sequelae of head and neck radiotherapy have a large impact on the quality of life (Vissink et al, 1987;Epstein et al, 1999;Ohrn et al, 2001). Although the pathogenesis of many of the oral sequelae of head and neck radiotherapy is not fully understood, the radiation-induced side-effects often can be reduced with appropriate prevention and/or treatment.…”

Section: Epiloguementioning

confidence: 99%

Oral Sequelae of Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Vissink

Jansma

Spijkervet

et al. 2003

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine

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In addition to anti-tumor effects, ionizing radiation causes damage in normal tissues located in the radiation portals. Oral complications of radiotherapy in the head and neck region are the result of the deleterious effects of radiation on, e.g., salivary glands, oral mucosa, bone, dentition, masticatory musculature, and temporomandibular joints. The clinical consequences of radiotherapy include mucositis, hyposalivation, taste loss, osteoradionecrosis, radiation caries, and trismus. Mucositis and taste loss are reversible consequences that usually subside early post-irradiation, while hyposalivation is normally irreversible. Furthermore, the risk of developing radiation caries and osteoradionecrosis is a life-long threat. All these consequences form a heavy burden for the patients and have a tremendous impact on their quality of life during and after radiotherapy. In this review, the radiation-induced changes in healthy oral tissues and the resulting clinical consequences are discussed.

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“…5 Mucositis is even worse when chemotherapy is used in association with radiotherapy in cancer treatment. 14 …”

Section: Mucositismentioning

confidence: 99%

Complicações bucais da radioterapia em cabeça e pescoço

Jham

Freire

2006

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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A radioterapia é uma forma terapêutica amplamente utilizada para o tratamento das neoplasias malignas da cabeça e pescoço. Porém, altas doses de radiação em extensos campos que irão incluir a cavidade bucal, maxila, mandíbula e glândulas salivares freqüentemente resultam em diversas reações indesejadas. Dentre as complicações da radioterapia estão a mucosite, candidose, disgeusia, cárie por radiação, osteorradionecrose, necrose do tecido mole e xerostomia. OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste artigo é fazer uma breve revisão das reações adversas que podem ser detectadas durante o tratamento radioterápico em região de cabeça e pescoço. MÉTODO: A literatura pertinente que trata do assunto foi revisada. FORMA DE ESTUDO: Revisão de literatura. RESULTADOS: A radioterapia ainda está associada a diversas reações adversas, que afetam de forma significativa a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. CONCLUSÕES: O tratamento multidisciplinar, incluindo a equipe médica, o cirurgião-dentista, o fonoaudiólogo, o nutricionista e o psicólogo é a melhor alternativa para minimizar ou mesmo prevenir tais complicações.

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Oral status during radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a descriptive study of patient experiences and the occurrence of oral complications

Cited by 93 publications

References 27 publications

Chewing Xylitol Gum Improves Self-Rated and Objective Indicators of Oral Health Status under Conditions Interrupting Regular Oral Hygiene

Chewing Xylitol Gum Improves Self-Rated and Objective Indicators of Oral Health Status under Conditions Interrupting Regular Oral Hygiene

Oral Sequelae of Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Complicações bucais da radioterapia em cabeça e pescoço

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