Factors affecting the oral health of inpatients with advanced cancer in palliative care.
Junichi FuruyaHiroyuki SuzukiRena HidakaNei KoshitaniYuko MotomatsuYuji KabasawaHaruka ToharaYuji SatoShunsuke MinakuchiSatoshi MiyakePublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
The results revealed that the oral health of terminal cancer patients under palliative care declined despite receiving routine oral care from nurses, and suggest the importance of including dental professionals in multidisciplinary palliative care.