Effect of local bee honey on dihydrofolate reductase enzyme inhibitor-induced mucositis: A histological study on albino wistar rats | Zendy

Laxman Khanal | Zendy; Prabhakar Yadav | Zendy; Presha Baral | Zendy; Rajan Shah | Zendy; GagendraPrasad Rauniar | Zendy

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Effect of local bee honey on dihydrofolate reductase enzyme inhibitor-induced mucositis: A histological study on albino wistar rats

Author(s) -

Laxman Khanal,

Prabhakar Yadav,

Presha Baral,

Rajan Shah,

GagendraPrasad Rauniar

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_689_17

Subject(s) - mucositis , methotrexate , medicine , tongue , gastroenterology , saline , chemotherapy , pathology

Mucositis is a common complication in around 40% of patients receiving chemotherapy which profoundly impact the quality of life. Despite the availability of many therapeutic agents that claim to prevent or reduce the severity of oral mucositis, no intervention that is completely successful at preventing oral mucositis exists. The present study aimed to demonstrate the effect of local honey on methotrexate-induced mucositis of the tongue.

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