A novel lozenge containing bupivacaine as topical alleviation of oral mucositis pain in patients with head and neck cancer: a pilot study

Abstract. Introduction: Oral mucositis induces severe oral pain in head and neck cancer patients. There is at this point no effective pain treatment without considerable side effects. Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate pain reduction in oral cavity and pharynx in patients with...

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Main Authors: Stine Mogensen, Charlotte Treldal, Kolbrún Sveinsdottir, Kenneth Jensen, Claus A. Kristensen, Torben S. Mogensen, Janne Petersen, Ove Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2016-09-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000571