Effect of prophylactic low level laser therapy on oral mucositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective was to determine whether prophylactic low level laser therapy (LLLT) reduces the risk of severe mucositis as compared to placebo or no therapy.MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched until February 2014 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) compa...

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Main Authors: Sapna Oberoi, Gabriele Zamperlini-Netto, Joseph Beyene, Nathaniel S Treister, Lillian Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4157876?pdf=render