Laser phototherapy as a treatment for radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-165

  Lino, Maíra Dória Martinez da Costa ^a   de Carvalho, Fabíola Bastos ^a   de Oliveira, Lara Ramalho ^b   Magalhães, Edval Barreto ^a   Pinheiro, Antônio Luiz Barbosa ^a   Ramalho, Luciana Maria Pedreira ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Dental School   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Laser; Mucositis; Phototherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NOSE MUCOSA; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SKULL IRRADIATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMATITIS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCOSITIS; NASAL MUCOSA; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION INJURIES; STOMATITIS;

EID: 79956328906     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402011000200013     Document Type: Article

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