Low level helium neon laser therapy for chemoradiotherapy induced oral mucositis in oral cancer patients - A randomized controlled trial

Oral Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 893-897

  Gautam, Ajay Prashad ^a,b   Fernandes, Donald J ^a   Vidyasagar, Mamidipudi S ^a,c   Maiya, G Arun ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Helium Neon Laser; Low Level Laser therapy; Man Whitney U test; Oral cancer; Oral mucositis; Randomized controlled trial; Total parenteral nutrition; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH PAIN; ORAL MUCOSITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT T TEST; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; STOMATITIS;

EID: 84865170561     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: 18790593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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