Photobiomodulation for oral mucositis management in pediatric patients: a systematic review.

Autor: Calarga CC; School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, Brazil., Cotomácio CC; Paulista University (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil.; Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer (GRAAC), São Paulo, Brazil., Simões A; School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, Brazil. lysimoes@usp.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Lasers in medical science [Lasers Med Sci] 2024 Nov 10; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 272. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-024-04221-w
Abstrakt: This review aimed to determine whether photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is a safe and effective alternative for treating and preventing OM in children. The database search was carried out on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane. Gray literature was also consulted through Google Scholar. Among 20 studies included, no adverse effect was reported, and only one study did not show any evidence of benefit from the use of PBMT. The analgesic effect of PBMT was emphasized and its action in accelerating the healing process and reducing the severity, duration and even incidence of OM was also noted. Evidence was found to encourage the use of PBMT to treat OM in pediatric patients. Higher quality studies must be developed in order to clarify the PBMT prophylactic effect and the best protocols for each clinical situation.The protocol of this review was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023418109).
Competing Interests: Declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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