A randomized control trial to assess the effectiveness of 0.2% chlorhexidine mouth was versus 1% povidone-iodine mouthwash on radiation-induced oral mucositis patients with head and neck cancer in tertiary cancer hospital, Belagavi, Karnataka
Background: Mucositis persists throughout radiation therapy. As radiation therapy continues mucositis worsens. It contributes to poor nutrition, low quality of life. Even though on one side radiation helps as a treatment, on the other side it has its complications that are making an issue in the dev...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2016;volume=9;issue=2;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Bhavanishankar |