The influence of dental care associated with laser therapy on oral mucositis during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant: retrospective study.

Autor: Eduardo Fde P; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR., Bezinelli LM; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR., Orsi MC; IPEN-CENEN/SP, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR., Rodrigues M; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR., Ribeiro MS; IPEN-CENEN/SP, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR., Hamerschlak N; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR., Correa L; Department of General Pathology, College of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, SP, BR.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Einstein (Sao Paulo)] 2011 Jun; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 201-6.
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082011AO1848
Abstrakt: Objective: To verify decrease in frequency and severity of oral mucositis in patients submitted to dental care and laser therapy during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.
Methods: Medical records of patients submitted or not to dental care associated with laser therapy during allogeneic transplant were reviewed. The following data were collected: sex, age, underlying disease, myeloablative conditioning regimens, prophylaxis for graft versus host disease, extension and severity of oral mucositis, pain in the oral cavity and when swallowing, diarrhea, need of peripheral parenteral nutrition and presence of acute graft versus host disease.
Results: Significant reduction in extension and severity of oral mucositis, as well as in frequency of oral cavity pain, was observed in patients with dental care/laser therapy (p < 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences regarding frequency of diarrhea, pain when swallowing, and need of parenteral nutrition among the groups. Significant association was found between acute graft versus host disease and pain when swallowing (p < 0.01). Acute graft versus host disease was not associated with oral mucositis severity, oral cavity pain, and diarrhea.
Conclusion: Dental care associated with laser therapy reduces the extension and severity of oral mucositis in patients with allogeneic hematopoietic transplant. Further studies are necessary to clarify the isolate efficacy of laser therapy in these conditions, mainly regarding the influence of reduced oral mucositis on the graft versus host disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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