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Low level helium neon laser therapy for chemoradiotherapy induced oral mucositis in oral cancer patients - a randomized controlled trial.

Author: FernandesDonald J, GautamAjay Prashad, MaiyaG Arun, VidyasagarMamidipudi S

Journal ArticleAn article published in an academic or professional journal that reports original research or scholarly analysis.
Randomized Controlled TrialA clinical trial that randomly assigns participants to treatment and control groups to evaluate the effects of an intervention.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch funding provided by government agencies outside the United States.

Overview

Low level Helium Neon (He-Ne) laser therapy was used to prevent and treat oral mucositis (OM) in patients receiving chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for oral cancer (OC). The results showed that prophylactic He-Ne laser therapy can reduce the incidence and severity of OM.
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Original Abstract of the Article :
Patients receiving chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for oral cancer (OC) often develop oral mucositis (OM). OM associated pain severely affects oral functions and nutrition of the patient, resulting in narcotic analgesic use and CRT interruption. Laser therapy has shown some promising results in preventing a...See full text at original site
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引用元：
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.03.008

データ提供：米国国立医学図書館（NLM）
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Date :
  1. Date Completed 2013-05-07
  2. Date Revised 2014-07-31
Further Info :

Pubmed ID

22502814

DOI: Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.03.008

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