Table 2.

Candidate interventions for the management of oral mucositis

General oral care	Prevention	Palliative cares
Comprehensive patient education	Cryotherapy	Continuation of routine oral cares
Standard oral care protocol	Low-level laser therapy	Dietary guidelines: avoidance of alcohol, tobacco, spicy food
Brushing teeth twice daily	Amifostine	Enteral or parenteral support
Daily flossing	Gelclair®	Correct analgesia
Mouth rinsing with sterile water	Benzydamine
Avoidance of spicy food, alcohol, tobacco	AES-14
	Palifermin