Table 5 Comparisons of the occurrence of mucositis in the oral mucosa among the three groups (CTCAE v.5.0)
Site | Stent | Bottle | Control | P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade 0 | Grade 1–2 | Grade 3 | Grade 0 | Grade 1–2 | Grade 3 | Grade 0 | Grade 1–2 | Grade3 | ||
Upper cheek | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 9 | P > 0.05 |
Hard palate | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | P < 0. 05 |
Soft palate | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 14 | P > 0.05 |