Yakın bir çalışmada, kemoterapi gören lösemi hastalarının ağız iltihaplarının smektit ile (montmorillonit) giderilmesi gözlemlenmiş, Kontrol grubunda hidrojen peroksit solüsyonu, maden tuzu ve klorheksidin birleşiminin ağızda çalkalanması yoluyla uygulama, Gözlem grubunda ise bunlara ek olarak smektit (montmorillonit) verilerek uygulama yapılmıştır. Yapılan Kıyaslamalar ve gözlemler neticesinde,

Smektit (montmorillonit) ile kemoterapi gören lösemi hastalarının ağız iltihaplarında (normal diyetlerine dönebilme ve yaraların iyileşme zamanı açısından) çok daha üstün bir sonuç elde edilmiştir.

Makalenin ingilizce metni aşağıda verilmiştir.

Observation Of Effects Of Smectite Powder İn Treatment Of Leukemia Patients With Chemotherapy-induced Oral Mucositis
Chen Ai, Chen Chixia,Guan Meihua, Iin Chunxia
(Dept.of Internal Medicine,Zhanjiang Central People'sHospital,Zhanjiang524037,China)
Nanfang Journal of Nursing, 2004-01
Objective: To probe into the clinical effects of Smectite Powder in treatment of leukemia patients with chemotherapy-in-duced oral mucositis. Methods: 89 leukemia patients with chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis were randomly divided into two groups where 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and saline were used to apply in mouth and composite chlorhexidine to rinse out. Besides, Smectite Powder was applied locally in the 45 cases of experimental group and oral drug pad was externally in the 44 cases of control group. The heal conditions were compared between the groups. Results: Time for returning to diets and getting recovered in the experimental group was significantly shorter than that in the control group (P0.05). Conclusion: Smectite Powder is superior to those common oral drug pads in treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.