Silva ARP, Bodanezi AV, Chrun ES, Lisboa ML, de Camargo AR, Munhoz EA. Palliative oral care in terminal cancer patients: Integrated review. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(13): 2966-2980 [PMID: 37215429 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2966]
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Etiene Andrade Munhoz, DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Dentistry, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Delfino Conti St, Florianopolis 88040-379, Brazil. etiamfob@yahoo.com
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Oncology
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Systematic Reviews
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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2023; 11(13): 2966-2980 Published online May 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i13.2966
Palliative oral care in terminal cancer patients: Integrated review
Ana Rute Preis Silva, Augusto Vanni Bodanezi, Emanuely Silva Chrun, Mariah Luz Lisboa, Alessandra R de Camargo, Etiene Andrade Munhoz
Ana Rute Preis Silva, Augusto Vanni Bodanezi, Alessandra R de Camargo, Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-379, Brazil
Emanuely Silva Chrun, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040900, Brazil
Mariah Luz Lisboa, Professor Polydoro São Thiago Ernani Hospital, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040900, Brazil
Etiene Andrade Munhoz, Department of Dentistry, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-379, Brazil
Author contributions: Silva ARP, Chrun ES and Lisboa ML contributed selecting eligible articles, reading in full those previous selected articles, collecting, tabulating and analyzing data; Munhoz EA, de Camargo AR and Bodanezi AV contributed on conception and design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; Munhoz EA also contributed on drafting the work and revising it critically for important intellectual content; All authors had revised and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Etiene Andrade Munhoz, DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Dentistry, Health Science Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Delfino Conti St, Florianopolis 88040-379, Brazil. etiamfob@yahoo.com
Received: December 21, 2022 Peer-review started: December 21, 2022 First decision: February 8, 2023 Revised: March 7, 2023 Accepted: April 4, 2023 Article in press: April 4, 2023 Published online: May 6, 2023 Processing time: 124 Days and 14.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Palliative care aims to improve quality of life in patients in terminal diseases, through suffering’s prevention and relief. It is the duty of the dental surgeon to possess the knowledge needed to treat them. This integrative review aimed to synthesize the published evidence on oral conditions and their management among palliative patients. The most prevalent oral manifestations in end-stage cancer patients are xerostomia, oral candidiasis, dysphagia, dysgeusia, oral mucositis, and orofacial pain. Information on the behavior of oral manifestations and their treatments is lacking and there is little participation of the dental community. Also, updated protocols should be stablished. Palliative care, oral lesion, terminal patients Palliative care, oral lesion, terminal patients.
