Palliative oral care: A life prolonging therapy

Authors

  • Sushmini Hegde Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,The Oxford Dental College And Hospital, Bangalore,India
  • Akshita Deverashetty Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, the Oxford Dental College and Hospital,Bangalore, India
  • Anuradha Pai Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, the Oxford Dental College and Hospital,Bangalore, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.10

Keywords:

oral cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma, oral physician, palliative care

Abstract

Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach that improves the quality of life in terminally ill patients and their families. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is one of the most common cancers seen in developing countries including India, constituting up to 25% of the overall cancer burden. There is an ever growing number of cancer patients around the globe and so is the mortality rate associated with it. These patients are not only compromised on general health but also on oral health, alleviation of pain, reducing the suffering, providing relief, treatment of any other complications which occur during the treatment or post treatment of the cancer patients are taken care in palliative care. The role of an oral physician is formidable in carrying out the duties and serving a ‘Healing hand’ in Palliative oral care.

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Author Biographies

Sushmini Hegde, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,The Oxford Dental College And Hospital, Bangalore,India

Reader, 

Akshita Deverashetty, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, the Oxford Dental College and Hospital,Bangalore, India

Post graduate student, 

Anuradha Pai, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, the Oxford Dental College and Hospital,Bangalore, India

Professor and HOD, 

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Sushmini Hegde, Akshita Deverashetty, & Anuradha Pai. (2016). Palliative oral care: A life prolonging therapy. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 68–71. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.10

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): Vol 3 | Issue 3 | July - September 2016

Section

Table of Contents

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