Recent Publications

View some of Dr. Epstein’s most recent publications below.

COVID-19 Responses: Unintended and Undiscussed Potential Consequences

Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Volume 7 | Issue 1

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Cost-effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy for the prevention and management of cancer treatment toxicities: a systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer 29, pages 2875–2884 (2021)

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Initiation of the Most Appropriate Adverse Event Treatment is More Likely to Occur if the 6 Steps of the TARGET Strategy are Taken

Acta Scientific CANCER BIOLOGY Volume 5 Issue 1 January 2021

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Carcinoma mistaken for periodontal disease: importance of careful consideration of clinical and radiographic
findings 

Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiololgy 2021;000:e1 e6 

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Chronic oral graft-versus-host disease: induction and maintenance therapy with photobiomodulation therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer Published Online 12 July 2020

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Dental procedure aerosols and COVID-19

Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020 Published Online August 10, 2020

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Assessment of Oral Function and Food Product Preference in Patients with Head and Neck Cancers

Clincal Oncology and Research Volume 3(12): 2-6

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Oral examination findings, taste and smell testing during and following head and neck cancer therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer Published Online 7 January 2020

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Safety and efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy in oncology: A systematic review

Cancer Medicine 2020;00:1–22.

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Patient Reported Outcomes, Oral Health, Taste and Dietary Impact During and Following Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

Journal of Cancer Biology & Research 8(1): 1128 (2020)

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Systematic review of antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines

Supportive Care in Cancer Published Online 12 February 2020

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Sicca Syndrome Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: Optimal Management Still Pending

The Oncologist 2020;25:e391–e395

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Is no biopsy appropriate for oral potentially malignant lesion(s) without loss of autofluorescence using VELscope®? A large prospective diagnostic study

Oral Oncology Volume 102, March 2020, 104474

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Oral Care for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Patients: A Narrative Review

Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry Vol 17, No 5, 2019

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Oral mucosal changes associated with primary diseases in other body systems

Periodontology 2000. 2019;80:28–48

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Oral Pain in the Cancer Patient

 Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2019, Vol. 2019, No. 53

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The impact of the oral cavity in febrile neutropenia and infectious complications in patients treated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy

Supportive Care in Cancer Published online 20 June 2019

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Orofacial Neuralgia Following Whiplash-Associated Trauma: Case Reports and Literature Review

SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine 1, pages 627–632 (2019)

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Potentially premalignant disorder/lesion versus potentially premalignant patient: Relevance in clinical care

Oral Oncology Volume 92, May 2019, Pages 57-58

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Photobiomodulation effects on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in an orthotopic animal model

Supportive Care in Cancer 28, pages2721–2727 (2020)

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Outcomes of surgical management of dysplastic oral mucosal lesions versus observation: A systematic analysis

Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2019 Volume 4: 1-6

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Blood and Marrow Transplant Handbook Oral Complication 2021

 

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Taste disorders following cancer treatment: report of a case series

Supportive Care in Cancer volume 27, pages 4587–4595 ( March 2019)

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World Workshop on Oral Medicine VII: Non-opioid pain management of head and neck chemo/radiation-induced mucositis: A systematic review

Oral Diseases. 2019;25(Suppl. 1):182–192.

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Care of Complications of Targeted TX TARGET System Jan 2021

 

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Cancer mistaken for periodontal disease OOOO 2021

 

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Unintended Undiscussed Consequences of COVID response

 

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Dietary Changes and Food Preferences Experienced by Older Adult Cancer Patients and the Impact on Health Outcomes

Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science 2347-467X, Vol. 06, No. (2) 2018

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Osteonecrosis of the jaw related to non-antiresorptive medications: a systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer volume 27, pages383–394 (2019)

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Photobiomodulation therapy in the management of oral mucositis: search for the optimal clinical treatment parameters

Supportive Care in Cancer volume 26, pages3319–3321 (2018)

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Management of radiation-induced mucosal necrosis
with photobiomodulation therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer volume 26, page2493 (2018)

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Transitioning the Eating Experience in HNC Support Care Cancer 2021

 

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Recognition of Non Hodgkin Lymphoma of Maxilla

California Dental Association Journal Volume 46 No. 12

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Extraoral PBM for Prevention of Mucositis Galley Oct 2021

 

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COVID-19 Responses unintended consequences JIDE 2021

 

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Cost effectiveness of Photobiomodulation Support Care Cancer2021

 

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Oral pain in the cancer patient 2022

 

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Oral Care Needs in Advanced Cancer 2022 

 

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