Multidisciplinary Oral Management in Cancer Therapy Part I: Pre-Surgical Management
Keywords:
Cancer therapy, Oral care, Oral prophylaxis.Abstract
Oral cavity suffers a short-term and long-term complication from cancer therapy. An appropriate evaluation and elimination of potential source of oral infection before cancer therapy is vital and must. The best management strategy encompasses a prophylactic local and systemic combination therapy that has implications for post-treatment oral comfort and function, thus promoting consistent high standards of oral care through a co-ordinated team approach is warranted. This paper provides a multidisciplinary oral management prior to cancer therapy.
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