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- Title
Oral Health Management and Rehabilitation for Patients with Oral Cancer: A Narrative Review.
- Authors
Matsuda, Yuhei; Jayasinghe, Ruwan D.; Zhong, Hui; Arakawa, Shinichi; Kanno, Takahiro
- Abstract
Surgery is the current first choice for oral cancer treatment. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, molecular targeted drugs, and immune checkpoint inhibitors are still used as adjuvant therapy for advanced cancer. In addition, postoperative rehabilitation and multidisciplinary treatment have also been developed in recent years. Multidisciplinary team approaches and supportive care in oral cancer treatment reportedly shorten the time to treatment and improve outcomes. Although there is enough evidence confirming the role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, and dental hygienists in supportive care in oral cancer treatment, there are very few systematic studies. In particular, oral health management is a concept that encompasses oral function management, oral hygiene management, and oral care during oral cancer treatment. We provide a narrative review focusing on oral health management from a multidisciplinary and supportive care perspective, applicable in oral cancer treatment.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene; ORAL cancer; CANCER patients; ORAL health; REHABILITATION; IMMUNE checkpoint inhibitors
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 5, p960
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare10050960