Treatment of Yunnan Baiyao plus Kangfuxin Solution Reduces Inflammatory Response and Prevents Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma against Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis
Table 1
Classification of radiation-induced oral mucositis.
Grade
Symptom
Treatment
0
No evidence of oral mucositis
No requirement
1
Feeling slight pain but no need of painkillers, with evidence of mild hyperaemia of oral mucosa
No requirement
2
Feeling moderate pain, visible spotted mucositis, detectable inflammatory substances in the secretion
Administration of painkiller
3
Presence of flaky oral mucositis, accounting for 50% of the radiation area, with pain need to be relieved by anesthetic drugs
Administration of anesthetic drugs
4
Mucosal ulceration, bleeding, and erosions occurring in the inflammatory areas, accounting for more than 50% of radiation area
Treatment discontinued or changing patterns of nutrition