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Gelclair can be used in the management of the painful symptoms of oral mucositis usually caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment for cancer but can also be caused by medication, disease, oral surgery, stress, traumatic ulcers caused by dental braces and dentures, and ageing. Gelclair can be used by patients of all ages.
Symptomatic relief of the pain of oral mucositis may be provided by barrier protection agents such as concentrated oral gel products (e.g. Gelclair). Caphosol is a mouth rinse which has been shown to prevent and treat oral mucositis caused by radiation and high-dose chemotherapy.
The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the mouth. It comprises stratified squamous epithelium , termed "oral epithelium", and an underlying connective tissue termed lamina propria . [ 1 ]
Aphthous ulcer and stomatitis due to radiation or chemotherapy—The 2013 guidelines of the International Society of Oral Oncology does not recommended sucralfate for the prevention of oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemoradiation due to a lack of efficacy found in a randomized controlled trial. [16]
Another condition in which antibiotics are indicated is staphylococcal mucositis and it is mostly found in immunocompromised patients and the elderly. [2] Patients will experience oral discomfort, mucosal inflammation and mucosal bleeding. The common treatment for this type of infection is oral lavages and flucloxacillin. [2]
Mouth infections, also known as oral infections, are a group of infections that occur around the oral cavity. They include dental infection , dental abscess , and Ludwig's angina . Mouth infections typically originate from dental caries at the root of molars and premolars that spread to adjacent structures.
Caphosol has also been associated with low occurrence and severity of oral mucositis in a registry of cancer patients. [3] The registry data provide further evidence to support the use of Caphosol to treat oral mucositis and suggest that Caphosol is associated with a low occurrence and severity of oral mucositis with high adherence to treatment as well as high levels of satisfaction from both ...
Mouth soreness and oral mucositis. [1] [3] Lipstick or food may stick to the teeth. [1] A need to sip drinks frequently while talking or eating. [3] Dry, sore, and cracked lips and angles of mouth. [3] Thirst. [3] However, sometimes the clinical findings do not correlate with the symptoms experienced. [9]