Impact of pandemic COVID-19 outbreak on oral mucositis preventive and treatment protocols: new perspectives for extraoral photobiomodulation therapy

This communication discusses the current challenges of oral mucositis (OM) management during the pandemic COVID-19 outbreak and reflects about an extraoral photobiomodulation protocol as an optimal alternative for preventing and treating OM in advanced cancer patients while minimizing the risk of in...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2020-10, Vol.28 (10), p.4545-4548
Main Authors: Faria, Karina Morais, Gomes-Silva, Wagner, Kauark-Fontes, Elisa, Bonfim-Alves, Carolina Guimarães, Kowalski, Luiz Paulo, Prado-Ribeiro, Ana Carolina, Vechiato-Filho, Aljomar José, Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte, Marta, Gustavo Nader, de Castro, Gilberto, Leme, Adriana Franco Paes, Migliorati, Cesar Augusto, Santos-Silva, Alan Roger, Brandão, Thaís Bianca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
Betacoronavirus
Cancer
Clinical Protocols
Commentary
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease Outbreaks
Disease prevention
Health aspects
Humans
Light therapy
Low-Level Light Therapy
Medical colleges
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mucositis
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Pain Medicine
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Rehabilitation Medicine
SARS-CoV-2
Stomatitis
Stomatitis - chemically induced
Stomatitis - prevention & control
Wound healing
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Summary:This communication discusses the current challenges of oral mucositis (OM) management during the pandemic COVID-19 outbreak and reflects about an extraoral photobiomodulation protocol as an optimal alternative for preventing and treating OM in advanced cancer patients while minimizing the risk of infection by avoiding intraoral manipulation.
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-020-05636-1