An extraoral approach to intraoral cooling-a feasibility study in non-cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cryotherapy, using ice chips (IC) is an effective strategy to prevent chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (OM) in selected cancer patient cohorts. However, although effective, use of IC may cause adverse reactions, e.g., nausea, numbness, and shooting pain in the teeth, which could have an adverse impact on the medical treatment. Furthermore, IC requires water of good quality to minimize risk of serious systemic infections. To eliminate these disadvantages, novel cooling devices have emerged as alternative cooling modalities. Thus, the aim was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability profile of extraoral cooling for intraoral temperature reduction.

Subjects and methods

This experimental pilot study was conducted at the Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Aca

SUBMITTER: Najaf L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492390 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature