Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis, Dysgeusia and Oral Dryness as Side-Effects of Head and Neck Radiotherapy in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report.
[en] Successful management of oral mucositis, dysgeusia and oral dryness was made with fivesessions of photobiomodulation. The severity of oral mucositis was measured according to the World Health Organization scale for the assessment of oral mucositis. Dysgeusia testing was performed according to the International Standards Organization (ISO). For the assessment of oral dryness or hyposalivation, quantity of the total resting and stimulated saliva (Q-sal, mL/min) was measured.Photobiomodulation parameters, applications, and treatment protocol used were suggested by an international multidisciplinary panel of clinicians and researchers with expertise in the area of supportive care in cancer and/or PBM clinical application and dosimetry. This case report confirms the effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy in the management of oral mucositis, dysgeusia, and oral dryness.
Disciplines :
Dentistry & oral medicine
Author, co-author :
Mobadder, Marwan El; Department of Dental Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège, 4000Liège, Belgium. m.mobadder@student.uliege.be
Farhat, Fadi; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Centre,652Saida, Lebanon. S.Namour@ulg.ac.be
Mobadder, Wassim El; Department of Endodontics, Faculty of dental medicine, University Saint Joseph, Beirut 1107 2050, Lebanon
Namour, Samir ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences dentaires
Language :
English
Title :
Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis, Dysgeusia and Oral Dryness as Side-Effects of Head and Neck Radiotherapy in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report.
Publication date :
10 November 2018
Journal title :
Dentistry Journal
ISSN :
2304-6767
Publisher :
MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Switzerland
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