New Findings of Natural Agents for the Management of Radiotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis
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M. Motallebnejad (DDS, MS) , A.A. Moghadamnia (PhD) , A. Shirzad (DDS, MS) * ![](./files/0allsites/images/pubmed20.png) |
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BACKGROUND AND
OBJECTIVE: Oral
mucositis is the most common painful complication during and after radiotherapy
in head and neck region causing to stop course of radiation frequently.
Researchers have been continuously looking for drugs to prevent and treat this
complication. However many natural and herbal agents have been suggested, some
of which are attractive because of their safety, accessibility and
availability. This study reviewed a number of these agents. METHODS: Literature search was done in PubMed,
Google, Iran Medex, and SID. The MeSH keywords used for the search were oral
mucositis, radiotherapy, herbal medicine, propolis, chamomile, honey, aloevera,
Glycyrrhizaglabra, calendula officinalis, Chinese herbal drugs limited
to the topics and abstracts in English and Persian articles published
1995-2013. FINDINGS: After sifting through the topics and
abstracts, eventually 27 articles were selected which were related to the
effect of various natural agents on radiation mucositis. CONCLUSION: According to inadequate evidences
about effect of natural agents on oral mucositis, there is not appropriate
guideline for management of oral mucositis |
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Keywords: Oral mucositis, Radiotherapy, Natural agents |
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Type of Study: Review |
Subject:
Histology Received: 2014/02/23 | Accepted: 2014/06/25 | Published: 2014/08/26
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