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ArticleMedicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal2018

Influence of dental treatment in place on quality of life in oral cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy.

J Nunez-Aguilar, L-G Oliveros-Lopez, A Fernandez-Olavarria, D Torres-Lagares, M-A Serrera-Figallo, A Gutierrez-Corrales, J-L Gutierrez-Perez

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Article in Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

J Nunez-AguilarDentistry Department, University of Seville, C/Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain, danieltl@us.es.
L-G Oliveros-Lopez
A Fernandez-Olavarria
D Torres-Lagares
M-A Serrera-Figallo
A Gutierrez-Corrales
J-L Gutierrez-Perez

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aims to assess, in the population of patients with oral cancer treatment, the influence on the quality of life of two protocols of dental treatment: not ruled hospital treatment versus ruled hospital treatment. Matrial and Methods: A quasi-experimental approach justified on ethical grounds was used. A total of 41 patients were included in the control group (not ruled treatment outpatient health center) and 40 in the experimental group (ruled hospital treatment). A total of 14 questions to both groups were conducted in three stages: before starting cancer treatment, during treatment and after treatment. the proportions of positive responses in groups and different times were compared using the chi-square test.

resultsBased on similar situations during cancer treatment were identified as six issues favorable to the experimental group difference. This number rose to nine after finishing oncological treatment.

conclusionsFrom our data we can confirm that planned dental treatment performed during the oral cancer treatment produces an improvement in the quality of life in patients with oral cancer.

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ChemoradiotherapyDental CareQuality of LifeDiagnostic Self EvaluationHumansMouth Neoplasms

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PMID29924760
PMCPMC6051690

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