Effectiveness of zinc chloride mouthwashes on oral mucositis and weight of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy

Autor: Khodayar Oshvandi, Seyed Yaser Vafaei, Seyed Ramesh Kamallan, Salman Khazaei, Hossein Ranjbar, Fateme Mohammadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Oral Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01706-w
Popis: Abstract Background Oral mucositis is one of the most emerging and debilitating complications of chemotherapy during the treatment period, which strongly affects the nutritional status and physical and mental condition of these patients. Zinc increased protein synthesis and improved cell membrane stability so passible effective in prevent and treat oral mucositis and promote oral health. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of zinc chloride mouthwash on the prevention, incidence, and severity of oral mucositis in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods The present study was a randomized control trial study. 96 patients with a cancer diagnosis selected from one oncology clinic in the west of Iran. Then they assigned randomly to the zinc chloride group and placebo group. The patients in each group should rinse their mouths every 8 h two times and each time 2 min with 7.5 ml from mouthwash. The severity of mucositis and weight loss examined blindly at the baseline and 3-week follow-up. Results The incidence and severity of oral mucositis between groups were significant higher at the end of the second (p
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