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ReviewCancers2024

Oral Mucositis Management in Children under Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review.

Ricardo Braguês, Maria Francisca Marvão, Patrícia Correia, Raquel M Silva

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Time-dependent efficacy of zinc supplements in preventing oral mucositis after chemoradiotherapy: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
    Pooled it
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  3. The parents voice on oral health care from two paediatric oncology units.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ricardo BraguêsUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0000-2222-3844
Maria Francisca MarvãoUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.
Patrícia CorreiaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-0664
Raquel M SilvaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5926-8042
Universidade Católica Portuguesa · PT

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/04279/2020, UIDP/04279/2020, CEECINST/00137/2018/CP1520/CT0012Fundação Rui Osório de Castro Prize "Rui Osório de Castro/Millenium BCP".
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children undergoing antineoplastic treatment often present severe side effects due to the dosage and duration of treatments, with oral mucositis emerging as one of the most prevalent and painful inflammatory conditions. There is a growing body of evidence on therapeutic interventions such as cryotherapy, low-level laser therapy, and natural compounds for this condition. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and compare therapies for the management of cancer treatment-induced oral mucositis in pediatric patients. From 2655 articles obtained in initial searches, 39 articles were considered in this systematic review, after applying inclusion/exclusion criteria. Low-level laser therapy, palifermin, honey, and zinc demonstrated reductions in oral mucositis incidence, duration, severity, and pain reported by the patient. Although there are several therapies in place for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis in children, evidence of their efficacy is still inconclusive to establish accurate clinical protocols.

Indexed as

calcium phosphatehoneylow-level laser therapyoral mucositispaliferminpediatric cancerpreventiontherapeuticszinc

Identifiers

PMID38672630
PMCPMC11048343
OpenAlexW4394914748

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