title: Oral mucous membrane reactions to drugs and chemicals.
abstract: This article reviews recent reports of interest to practitioners concerned with the damaging effects of drugs and exogenous substances on the oral mucosa. Major topics include the incidence of the use of dentally important drugs in selected populations, lichenoid reactions in oral mucosa, diagnosis and management of mucositis related to cancer therapy, and issues relating to the diagnosis of oral foreign body reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003723:Dental Amalgam