Treatment and Long-Term Follow-Up of Oral Cancer Postoperative Sialorrhea With Dermal Sling Operation

Abstract

The dermal sling operation is an acceptable treatment for postoperative sialorrhea in patients with commissure-involved oral cancer.

Development of a Subjective Symptom Rating Scale for Postoperative Oral Dysfunction in Patients with Oral Cancer: Reliability and Validity of the Postoperative Oral Dysfunction Scale-10

“…It has been reported that tongue treatment increases food residue in the oral cavity [11]. Oral morphological changes are known to cause sialorrhea by reducing the ability of the mouth to retain saliva [12]. It is also widely known that resection of the tongue results in organic articulation disorders, which makes it difficult to improve function to the preoperative level because it is caused by organic changes [13].…”

How much of a problem is too much saliva for patients following head and neck cancer

“…Even in the presence of normal saliva volume and consistency, RT can cause fibrosis and poor function which can lead to poor control of saliva impacting further on patients overall QOL. There exists only a few questionnaires that specifically ask about the issue of too much saliva for example Groningen radiotherapy-induced xerostomia (GRIX) questionnaire (Beetz et al, 2010), Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale (Li et al, 2015), Liverpool Oral Rehabilitation Questionnaire (LORQ) (Pace-Balzan, 2008).…”