Acceptance and perceived efficacy of intraoral versus extraoral photobiomodulation for oral mucositis prevention in pediatric patients
Freitas IOP, Renz GLK, Schuartz I, Pianovski MAD, Sassi LM, Wastner BDF, de Araujo MR
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 0 citas
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- Publicado
- 2026-09-23 · Support Care Cancer · vol. 34 · número 10
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- Springer Science+Business Media
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- 39 trabajos
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- Acceso abierto (revista híbrida) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Oral health in cancer treatment · Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Palabras clave
- low-level laser therapy, oral mucositis prevention, pediatric oncology, chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis, caregiver acceptance, treatment tolerability, device preference
- MeSH
- humans, neoplasms, stomatitis, antineoplastic agents, adolescent, child, child, preschool, caregivers, female, male, surveys and questionnaires, low-level light therapy
7 autores
- Isabela de Oliveira Plugge Freitas🇧🇷 · autor de correspondenciaUniversidade Federal do Paraná
- Giovanna Leal Klein Renz🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Paraná
- Isabela Schuartz🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Paraná
- Mara Albonei Dudeque Pianovski🇧🇷Hospital Erasto Gaertner
- Laurindo Moacir Sassi🇧🇷Hospital Erasto Gaertner
- Bruna da Fonseca Wastner🇧🇷Hospital Erasto Gaertner
- Melissa Rodrigues de Araujo🇧🇷Universidade Federal do Paraná
Resumen
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Objective
To compare acceptance, tolerability, and perceived efficacy of extraoral (EO) and intraoral (IO) photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) for oral mucositis (OM) prevention in pediatric oncology patients.
Methods
Caregivers of 32 pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy completed a structured questionnaire after their children experienced both intraoral and extraoral PBMT for oral mucositis prevention during different chemotherapy cycles within a randomized clinical study. Device preference, discomfort, perceived pain control, and reasons for preference were descriptively analyzed.
Results
EO-PBMT was preferred by 65.6% of respondents, whereas 34.4% preferred IO-PBMT. Preference for EO-PBMT was mainly associated with greater comfort and avoidance of mouth opening. Discomfort was reported by 43.8% during IO-PBM and by 6.3% during EO-PBMT, with a statistically significant difference between the modalities (p = 0.001). IO-PBMT was more often perceived to provide better pain control (34.4%), whereas 12.5% favored EO-PBMT.
Conclusion
EO-PBMT demonstrated greater caregiver acceptance and lower treatment-related discomfort than IO-PBMT. Although caregivers more frequently perceived IO-PBMT as providing better pain control, these subjective perceptions did not correspond to differences in the clinical occurrence or severity of OM between treatment modalities. EO-PBMT therefore represents a feasible and well-accepted approach for supportive care in pediatric oncology.
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