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Evaluation of the effect of low level laser on prevention of chemotherapy-induced mucositis . Radiotherapy in the head and neck region and chemotherapy might give rise to oral mucositis which is a severe and painful inflammation . There is no known definite cure for mucositis . A number of studies have attempted to evaluate the effect of low-power laser on radiotherapy- and chemotherapy-induced mucositis . The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of low-power laser on the prevention of mucositis , xerostomia and pain as a result of chemotherapy . The subjects in this double-blind randomized controlled study were 24 adult patients who underwent chemotherapy during 2009-2010 . The results showed that low-power laser was able to decrease the effect of chemotherapy on oral mucositis , xerostomia and pain in a variety of malignancies ( P & lt ; 0.05 ) . It can be concluded that low-power laser might decrease the intensity of mucositis .
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Intervention_Physical
low level laser
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Intervention_Physical
Radiotherapy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
chemotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
low-power laser
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Intervention_Physical
radiotherapy-
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Intervention_Pharmacological
chemotherapy-induced
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Intervention_Physical
low-power laser
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Intervention_Pharmacological
chemotherapy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
chemotherapy
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Intervention_Pharmacological
chemotherapy
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Intervention_Physical
low-power laser
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Outcome_Physical
prevention of chemotherapy-induced mucositis
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Outcome_Other
radiotherapy-
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Outcome_Physical
chemotherapy-induced mucositis
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Outcome_Physical
prevention of mucositis , xerostomia and pain as a result of chemotherapy
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Outcome_Physical
effect of chemotherapy on oral mucositis , xerostomia and pain in a variety of malignancies
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Outcome_Physical
intensity of mucositis
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Participant_Condition
chemotherapy-induced mucositis .
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Participant_Sample-size
24
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Participant_Age
adult