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Background.Acute oral mucositis is associated with pain and impaired swallowing. Little information is available on the effects of chronic mucositis on swallowing.
Methods.Sixty patients treated for cancer of the head and neck were examined during the first year after their cancer treatment. Oral mucosa was rated with the Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale. Stimulated whole‐mouth saliva, oral pain rating,...
There is little evidence regarding the type(s) of information clinicians use to make the recommendation for oral or nonoral feeding in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. This study represents a first step toward identifying data used by clinicians to make this recommendation and how clinical experience may affect the recommendation. Thirteen variables were considered critical in making the oral...
Objective: To determine inter- and intrajudge agreement in rating signs of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) under “ideal” conditions: Experienced coworkers in a practice devoted to voice-disordered patients, raters trained in the items on a standardized scale, raters from both speech-language pathology (SLP) and otolaryngology, and raters of asymptomatic participants. Study Design: Prospective study...
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