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What is the most probable oral complication for a patient currently undergoing chemotherapy?

  1. Oral mucositis
  2. Dental caries as the primary acute concern
  3. Macroglossia
  4. Ankyloglossia
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Correct answer: A. Oral mucositis

Oral mucositis — painful inflammation and ulceration of the oral mucosa — is one of the most common and clinically significant oral complications of chemotherapy (and head/neck radiation therapy), often limiting nutritional intake and quality of life, and sometimes necessitating dose modification of cancer treatment itself.

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