ASSESSMENT OF ORO-DENTAL HEALTH PARAMETERS, FUNGAL INFECTION AND THE SEVERITY OF CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED - ORAL MUCOSITIS: FINDINGS FROM A SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN TERTIARY CARE CENTRE.
Our study showed that increased severity of OM was associated with a higher grade of pain and poor oral hygiene. Fungal infection was associated with increased prevalence and a fourfold risk of increased severity of OM.
Authors
- O M Adesina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3687-4255)
- I K Mogaji
- Rahman A. Bolarinwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-7190)
- Elijah Olufemi Oyetola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7331-0339)
- Foluso Owotade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5519-5667)
Institutions
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00