Oral health status before, during and after antineoplastic treatment at a cancer institute in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Oral health status before, during and after antineoplastic treatment at a cancer institute in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are aggressive treatments for cancer management. Both therapies make the stomatogatic system vulnerable to adverse effects on the oral mucosa and hard tissues. This may result in severe oral complications that can affect the quality of life of the oncologic patient. Con...

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Main Authors: Martha Rebolledo-Cobos, Jonathan Harris-Ricardo, Marisol Sánchez-Molina, Justo Pico-Plata, Leidys Calvo-López, Sandra Espitia-Nieto, Andrés Lozano-Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción. 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Oral Research
Subjects:
neoplasms
medical oncology
oral health
diagnosis
oral radiotherapy
antineoplasic agents
xerostomia
Online Access:http://www.joralres.com/index.php/JOR/article/view/joralres.2019.047/607

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