Effect of low level helium-neon (He-Ne) laser therapy in the prevention & treatment of radiation induced mucositis in head & neck cancer patients

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue OCT., 2006, Pages 399-402

  Maiya, G Arun ^a   Sagar, M S ^a   Fernandes, Donald ^a  

^a MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

He Ne laser therapy; Oral cancer; Oral mucositis; Radiotherapy induced

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; POVIDONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELIUM NEON LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH PAIN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION INJURY; STOMATITIS;

FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 34247124058     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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