Effectiveness of zinc chloride mouthwashes on oral mucositis and weight of patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Khodayar Oshvandi (Author), Seyed Yaser Vafaei (Author), Seyed Ramesh Kamallan (Author), Salman Khazaei (Author), Hossein Ranjbar (Author), Fateme Mohammadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oral mucositis is one of the most emerging and debilitating complications of chemotherapy during the treatment period, which strongly affects the nutritional status and physical and mental condition of these patients. Zinc increased protein synthesis and improved cell membrane st...