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ReviewIndian journal of palliative care

Dental Care Measures for Alleviating Oral Symptoms in Patients with Cancer Undergoing Oral Chemotherapy: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Nakshatra Shetty, Vijay Shree Dhyani, Vani Verma, Arun Ghoshal, Adarsh Kudva, Ananth Pai, Naveen Salins

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Review in Indian journal of palliative care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nakshatra ShettyDepartment of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Vijay Shree DhyaniKasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Vani VermaDepartment of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Arun GhoshalDepartment of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-2568
Adarsh KudvaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Ananth PaiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Naveen SalinsDepartment of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-related oral side effects such as xerostomia, dysgeusia and oral pain can occur during or soon after treatment in patients with cancer. With the right guidelines, a structured approach and proper training for dental specialists, we can significantly improve the management of oral symptoms and enhance the overall oral health of patients. This scoping review aims to map and assess the dental care interventions to improve symptoms related to the oral cavity in patients with cancer receiving oral chemotherapy. The updated methodological guidance by JBI will be followed for this scoping review. This review will consider quantitative studies on the oral care interventions available to improve symptoms related to the oral cavity in patients with any type of cancer aged 18 years or older receiving oral chemotherapy. MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus, Cochrane and Google Scholar searches will be conducted by two reviewers who will independently screen the articles in two stages and extract the data. The third reviewer will resolve the disagreements between reviewers. Studies in English published from the beginning to the present will be considered. The piloted data extraction process to gather relevant information from the selected studies will be used. The results will be presented using narrative synthesis, and the reporting will be done according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses - Scoping Review guidelines. Our review aims to synthesise interventions designed to improve the symptoms related to the oral cavity in patients undergoing oral chemotherapy. This will be the first review to consolidate information from several databases on this topic.

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Dental carePalliative careQuality of lifeScoping reviewTargeted therapy

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PMID41342018
PMCPMC12670415

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