The Path to an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol for Extraoral Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis

The Path to an Evidence-Based Treatment Protocol for Extraoral Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Prevention of Oral Mucositis

Oral mucositis is a painful complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for which photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is a safe and effective intervention. Extraoral delivery of PBMT has clinical advantages over intraoral delivery but requires additional dosimetric considerations due to th...

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Main Authors: Ather Adnan, Anna N. Yaroslavsky, James D. Carroll, Wayne Selting, Amy F. Juliano, Wendy B. London, Stephen T. Sonis, Christine N. Duncan, Nathaniel S. Treister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oral Health
Subjects:
photobiomodulation therapy
oral mucositis
low level light therapy
hematopoietic stem cell transplant
monte carlo
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2021.689386/full

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