To investigate the effect of irsogladine on radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis, a prospective randomized study of 43 patients (10 female, 33 male) with head and neck cancer was conducted from November 2010 to December 2011. Group A (n = 21) received irsogladine 4 mg/day during radiotherapy and Group B (n = 22) received radiotherapy without irsogladine. Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire─Head ...

The paper intends to describe how English as a Foreign Language lecturers succeed and fail apply the assessment learning in teaching programs higher education. explanatory mixed-methods were conducted survey 57 respondents institutions Special Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia interview 8 high-level group applying assessment. Two criteria success failure are (1) promote active proactive (2) res...

background : this study assesses the effect of oral cryotherapy on the incidence and severity of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in combined chemotherapy regimens. methods : this was a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 80 cancer patients. we evaluated the primary oral status of all patients prior to chemotherapy. patients were divided into two groups, experimental and control. the e...

OBJECTIVE Xerostomia is a subjective sensation of mouth dryness often occurring as an unwanted effect of psychotropic drugs. METHODS The clinical efficacy and acceptability of a new oxygenated glycerol triester (OGT) oral spray (1 or 2 sprays up to 4 times daily) in the treatment of xerostomia was compared with those of a commercially available artificial saliva substitute (ASS [Saliveze]) in...

background: assessment of prosthetic needs in a special population would aid in planning the oral health service programs. the aim of this study was to assess the dental prosthetic status and prosthetic needs in a sample of green marble mine laborers of udaipur, india.     methods: the study population comprised of 513 green marble mine laborers who were divided into four age groups (15-24, 25-...

this study focused on investigating the impact of keeping oral dialogue journals on efl learners’ oral fluency. sixty participants were ed out of 80 undergraduate freshmen who were studying english translation at sanandaj islamic azad university and pre-intermediate students at passargadeh jam language school based on their scores on a piloted proficiency test. they were then randomly divided i...

OBJECTIVE Oral cancer constitutes a major health issue in developing countries, representing the leading cause of death. Quantitative assessment by sophisticated diagnostic techniques is becoming increasingly important. Hence, a histochemical staining procedure and morphometric evaluation are used to obtain optimal information on the cellular events. The objective of present study is to assess ...

Speaking assessment is still construed as a complicated, under-researched process from the vantage point of tasks and rater characteristics. The present study aimed at investigating if and how English Major and none English Major teachers differ in their perception of the construct of oral proficiency while assessing learners’ L2 oral proficiency.  To this end, 38 male and female non-native EFL...