Abstract

DE LA TORRE, Florencio  and  ALFARO, Carlos. Low-power laser therapy in oral mucositis. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2016, vol.26, n.1, pp.47-55. ISSN 1019-4355.

Oral mucositis is a common complication of cancer treatment, due to cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head and neck, depending on its severity may hinder speech, swallowing and predisposes the patient to nutritional deficiencies, secondary infections, severe sepsis, causing high morbidity of the patient. Most researchers conclude that low-power laser therapy is an alternative of choice for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis, proven in several studies that stimulates production of collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, revascularization, among other properties that accelerate the healing process, besides the anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting COX-2 and not present significant side effects, atraumatic and inexpensive.

Keywords : Oral mucositis; laser; chemotherapy; radiotherapy.

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