Talk:Mucositis

"Magic Mouthwash"

In 2014, while I was hospitalized for cancer, my mucositis was treated with a pink liquid - swish and swallow every 4 hours - called Magic Mouthwash. It's an older supportive treatment for which doctors can have varying recipes. It had to be specially compounded to each doctor's order. The version I took included a liquid antacid, Benadryl, xylocaine, and I think an antibiotic. It had an awful taste, so I avoided it when I got home.

• This article discusses it under "Treat the discomfort/pain.", but doesn't give it a name - http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/side-effects/mouth-sores-due-to-chemotherapy.aspx

• This MD discusses Magic Mouthwash, and its non-standardization, in answer to a client's query - http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/chemotherapy/expert-answers/magic-mouthwash/FAQ-20058071

• This Merck Manual article discussed Magic Mouthwash down under "Topical Measures" - http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dental-disorders/symptoms-of-dental-and-oral-disorders/stomatitis

There may be newer ways to deal with this painful and unsettling side-effect, but MM seems to still enjoy some popularity amongst oncologists. Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 21:21, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

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Treatment & Prevention of OM

I have a COI on this topic, as per my user page.

MASCC performed a systematic review of the evidence and published a guideline for the prevention of Oral Mucositis using Low-level laser therapy (LLLT)[1] (note; the preferred term within the industry is "photobiomodulation"). This is a conclusion that was shared in a meta analysis published in Current Opinion in Oncology[2]. In May 2018, [NICE] published a guideline for the use of LLLT/PBM for both the prevention and treatment of OM.[3]

My recommendation would be to add to the section on prevention

In 2013 MASCC published a systematic review of laser and other light therapy for the management of oral mucositis which resulted in a recommendation for the use of LLLT for the prevention of severe OM.[4] They wrote in its discussion that low-level laser therapy "seems to be effective in controlling the appearance and severity of OM". In 2018 NICE published a guideline in favor of the use of LLLT for the prevention and treatment of OM.[5]

I would also add this to the section on treatment:

NICE, the body which publishes guidelines for the NHS, published a guideline in favor of the use of LLLT for the prevention and treatment of OM[6]. It noted that the specialist advisors and the committee considered the key efficacy outcomes to be "improved quality of life, reduction in oral mucositis, reduction in pain and the need for analgesia, reduction in dysphagia and the need for feeding tubes, improved nutrition, and reduction in chemotherapy treatment breaks." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Academia salad (talk • contribs) 12:58, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

As stated in an above edit, I have a COI for LLLT, which you can see you on my user page and the LLLT talk page. My recommendation:

Add: In 2013 MASCC published a guideline supporting the use of LLLT for the prevention of oral mucositis[7], followed by a guideline published by the BMJ supporting the treatment for children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.[8] In 2018 NICE published a guideline for both the prevention and treatment of mucositis using LLLT.[9]

It seems appropriate with the guidelines issued to add LLLT to the mucositis page. Academia salad (talk) 12:00, 30 May 2018 (UTC)