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Clinical evaluation of BIOXTRA in relieving signs and symptoms of dry mouth after head and neck radiotherapy of cancer patients at Seyed-al-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy of head and neck cancers causes acute and chronic xerostomia and acute mucositis. Xerostomia increases risk of radiation caries and affects on oral comfort, fit of prostheses, speech, swallowing, and the growth of caries-producing organisms. Salivary flow rate can be measure...

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Autores principales: Gookizadeh, Abbas, Emami, Hamid, Najafizadeh, Nadia, Roayaei, Mahnaz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3544101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326802
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2277-9175.102976