Use of laser phototherapy on a delayed wound healing of oral mucosa previously submitted to radiotherapy: Case report

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 413-418

  Ramalho, Karen M ^a   Luiz, Ana C ^a   de Paula Eduardo, Carlos ^a   Tunér, Jan ^b   Magalhães, Roberto P ^a   Gallottini Magalhães, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Private Practice   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Healing; Laser; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC WOUND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; ORAL BIOPSY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUTURE; TONGUE CARCINOMA; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79960272776     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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