Honey as topical prophylaxis against radiochemotherapy-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer
- 19 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 123 (2) , 223-228
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215108002478
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of pure natural honey as prophylaxis against radiochemotherapy-induced mucositis, through clinical scoring of oral and oropharyngeal mucositis, and culturing of pathogenic oral and oropharyngeal microbes.Keywords
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