Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are frequently employed in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients causing significant side effects that impair life quality and prognosis. Photobiomodulation (PBM) has become a growing approach to managing such oral complications. Despite its proven efficacy and absence of contraindications, there is still a lack of universally accepted disease-specific PBM protocols.

Quality Assessment of PBM Protocols for Oral Complications in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Part 1

Gobbo, Margherita;Ottaviani, Giulia
2022-01-01

Abstract

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are frequently employed in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients causing significant side effects that impair life quality and prognosis. Photobiomodulation (PBM) has become a growing approach to managing such oral complications. Despite its proven efficacy and absence of contraindications, there is still a lack of universally accepted disease-specific PBM protocols.
2022
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2022.945718/full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9300948/
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