Establishment of effective cure of melatonin for severe stomatitis

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22791984
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Surgical dentistry
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: KUDOH Keiko 徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 助教 (70380029)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: メラトニン

Research Abstract

In this study, it was intended that I examined the effectiveness of melatonin for severe stomatitis to occur with chemotherapy of oral cancer and radiotherapy. I examined the action as a prevention for stomatitis of melatonin, a progress suppressant or the therapeutic drug. I was able to suggest the possibility that melatonin helped the side effect reduction in the oral cancer treatment by these findings.