Use of 660-nm diode laser in the prevention and treatment of human oral mucositis induced by radiotherapy and chemotherapy

• Published in: Photomedicine and laser surgery Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 233
• Main Authors: Zanin, Taís, Zanin, Fatima, Carvalhosa, Artur Aburad, Castro, Paulo Henrique de Souza, Pacheco, Marcos Tadeu, Zanin, Iriana Carla Junqueira, Brugnera, Jr, Aldo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms - drug therapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Humans; Lasers, Semiconductor - therapeutic use; Low-Level Light Therapy - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Radiation Injuries - radiotherapy; Stomatitis - chemically induced; Stomatitis - etiology; Stomatitis - prevention & control; Stomatitis - radiotherapy

The aim of this multidisciplinary study was to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the effect of a 660-nm diode laser in the prevention and treatment of human oral mucositis (OM) in patients suffering from head and neck cancer who had undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy. OM is a severe ora...