Efficacy of He-Ne Laser in the prevention and treatment of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis in oral cancer patients

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Arora, Honey ^a   Pai, Keerthilatha M ^a   Maiya, Arun ^b   Vidyasagar, M S ^c   Rajeev, A ^d  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW TUMOR; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL IRRADIATION; STOMATITIS;

CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW NEOPLASMS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; MUCOSITIS; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 38949185006     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.07.043     Document Type: Article

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