13 clusters of statements had consensus from a multidisciplinary international expert panel on the management of oral mucositis (OM) in head and neck cancer patients (HNCPs).
Before chemo-radiotherapy: general statements, risk factors, assessment tools and preventive hygiene of oral cavity.
During chemo-radiotherapy: statements about recommended, no recommended, suggested and no-suggested practice to manage OM in HNCPs.
Statements about the radiotherapic precautions to be adopted in order toreduce the risk of radioinduced OM in HNCPs.