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Review
. 2023 Sep 14;15(18):4548.
doi: 10.3390/cancers15184548.

Oral Complications from Oropharyngeal Cancer Therapy

Vidya Sankar  1 , Yuanming Xu  1
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Review

Oral Complications from Oropharyngeal Cancer Therapy

Vidya Sankar et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Post-oropharyngeal cancer treatment complications include a multitude of oral side effects that impact overall survival and quality of life. These include acute and chronic conditions affecting the oral cavity and head and neck, such as mucositis, infection, xerostomia, dysgeusia, radiation caries, osteonecrosis, and trismus. This review will summarize the most common oral complications from oropharyngeal cancer therapy. The authors would like to point out that the literature cited frequently combines oropharyngeal and head and neck cancer results. If recommendations are made strictly related to oropharyngeal cancers, this will be highlighted.

Keywords: dysgeusia; mucositis; oropharyngeal cancer; osteoradionecrosis; radiation caries; salivary gland dysfunction; xerostomia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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