Research progress on monitoring oral saliva pH in the prevention and treatment of radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients

YING Zhaodi; FU Guifen; LI Xiang; HUANG Xiaoyan; WANG Miao; WEI Jia

doi:10.12102/j.issn.2095-8668.2026.01.017

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DOI: 10.12102/j.issn.2095-8668.2026.01.017

Research progress on monitoring oral saliva pH in the prevention and treatment of radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients

YING Zhaodi

FU Guifen

LI Xiang

HUANG Xiaoyan

WANG Miao

WEI Jia

Abstract：This article reviews the relationship between oral saliva pH and radiation oropharyngeal mucositis in patients with head and neck tumors, the factors affecting oral saliva pH, the tools for detecting oral saliva pH, and their current application in nursing, aiming to provide a basis for early intervention and improvement of radiation oropharyngeal mucositis in patients with head and neck tumors.

Keywords：head and neck cancerradiation-induced oral mucositisoral saliva pHnursingreview

Publication Date：2026-01-10

Online Publishing Date：2026-01-16(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)

Pages：5( 110-114 )

Chinese Evidence-based Nursing

ISSN：2095-8668

Year, Vol.(Issue)：2026,12(1)