Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: RESULTS: By day 14, resting and stimulated salivary flow levels were diminished. Resting salivary flow rates decreased the most in the control and mechanical groups. In contrast, TENS alone or in combination with mechanical stimulatory therapy benefited the patients. TENS-treated patients showed increase in resting salivary flow. Also, the groups treated with TENS had fewer patients affected by grades 3 and 4 mucositis, and less mucositis was associated with better patient survival (P = .027). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Tânia Mara Pimenta Amaral, Camila Cláudia Campos, Tálita Pollyanna Moreira dos Santos, Cláudio Rodrigues Leles, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Henrique Bittencourt, Tarcília Aparecida Silva |
Journal | Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
(Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol)
Vol. 113
Issue 5
Pg. 628-37
(May 2012)
ISSN: 2212-4411 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22668621
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
- Interleukin-10
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- MMP2 protein, human
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
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Topics |
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Epidermal Growth Factor
(analysis)
- Female
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Interleukin-10
(analysis)
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
(analysis)
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
(analysis)
- Middle Aged
- Mucositis
(chemically induced)
- Physical Stimulation
- Prospective Studies
- Saliva
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Salivation
(drug effects)
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Stomatitis
(chemically induced)
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
(analysis)
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
(analysis)
- Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Transplantation Conditioning
(adverse effects)
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(analysis)
- Young Adult
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