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New data from University of Copenhagen, Department of Oral Medicine illuminate research in cancer research

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, August 9th, 2010

A new study, 'Erosive potential of calcium-modified acidic candies in irradiated dry mouth patients,' is now available. "Patients who have received irradiation therapy on the head and neck area are known to suffer from reduced saliva flow and may therefore use acidic candies to relieve symptoms of dry mouth. However, such acidic candies have erosive potential even among healthy individuals," researchers in Denmark report.

"Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine if calcium-modified acidic candies have reduced erosive potential in irradiated cancer patients. Nineteen cancer patients (26 to 70 years) ipsilaterally irradiated on the head and neck area...

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