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World Workshop on Oral Medicine VII: Non-opioid pain management of head and neck chemo/radiation-induced mucositis: A systematic review.

Janina ChristoforouJumana KarasnehMaddalena ManfrediBella DaveJennifer S WalkerPedro Diz DiosJoel EpsteinNavdeep KumarMichael GlickPeter B LockhartLauren L Patton
Published in: Oral diseases (2020)
Non-opioid interventions, including topical doxepin, amitriptyline, diclofenac and benzydamine, were found to provide relief of pain due to mucositis, and when effective may allow for reduction in the use of opioids in pain management.
Keyphrases
  • pain management
  • radiation induced
  • chronic pain
  • radiation therapy
  • photodynamic therapy
  • physical activity
  • locally advanced
  • cancer therapy
  • wound healing
  • combination therapy
  • spinal cord injury