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Alleviation of dry mouth by saliva substitutes improved swallowing ability and clinical nutritional status of post-radiotherapy head and neck cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an edible saliva substitute, oral moisturizing jelly (OMJ), and a topical saliva gel (GC) on dry mouth, swallowing ability, and nutritional status in post-radiotherapy head and neck cancer patients. METHODS: Sixty-two post-radiation head...

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Autores principales: Nuchit, Sumalee, Lam-ubol, Aroonwan, Paemuang, Wannaporn, Talungchit, Sineepat, Chokchaitam, Orapin, Mungkung, On-ong, Pongcharoen, Tippawan, Trachootham, Dunyaporn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31732852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05132-1