The Use of Low Intensity Laser as a Complementary Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis in a Patient in Palliative Care: A Case Report

Mucositis is a systemic inflammatory process which may affect the oral cavity to the anus due to antineoplastic therapies. The low level laser therapy (LLLT) has significant therapeutic properties, such as anti-inflamatory and analgesic effects in addition to modulation of celullar activity, which improve clinical response of mucositis.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - November 30, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Thiago Rios Rezende, Erika Calixto de Souza, Edla Layanne Florencio de Carvalho, Carolina Borges de Lima, Danielle Lago Bruno de Faria, Claudia Cristina Brainer de Oliveira Mota, Diego Chaves Rezende Morais, Adrya Lucia Peres Source Type: research