Author/Editor		Kogoj-Rode, M; Rode, M; Šmid, L; Budihna, M
Title		Stopnje radiomukozitisa med obsevanjem
Translated title		The degree of radiomucositis during radiotherapy
Type		članek
Source		Zobozdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 54, št. 2
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 50-2
Language		slo
Abstract		The aim of the present study was to explore and evaluate the degree of radiomucositis in irradiated patients. The patients were randomized into three groups. Group A consisted of patients receiving pilocarpine, group B of those receiving biperiden during radiotherapy and pilocarpine for six weeks after its completion, while group C comprised patients not receiving any medication during or after radiotherapy. All our results regarding treatment-related damage to the oral mucosa indicate that the degree of radiomucositis is influenced by the quantity of saliva secreted. In the patients receiving pilocarpine and in the controls, radiomucositis was more pronounced than in the patients treated with biperiden.
Descriptors		HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS SALIVATION PILOCARPINE BIPERIDEN MOUTH MUCOSA