Effect of laser phototherapy in the prevention and treatment of chemo-induced mucositis in hamsters

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of laser phototherapy (LPT) in the prevention and/or treatment of oral mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; Eurofarma, São Paulo, Brazil) in hamsters. Ninety-six hamsters were divided into four groups (n = 24): Control (no treatment); Prevent...

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Main Authors: Talita Christine Camilo Lopez, Manoela Domingues Martins, Vanessa Christina Santos Pavesi, Leila Soares Ferreira, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Maria Stella Moreira, Marcia Martins Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2013-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242013000400342&tlng=en