Acupuncture for the prevention of radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer

• Asıl Yazarlar: Fabio do Prado Florence Braga (Yazar), Celso Augusto Lemos Junior (Yazar), Fabio Abreu Alves (Yazar), Dante Antonio Migliari (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in minimizing the severity of radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer. A total of 24 consecutive patients receiving > 5000 cGy radiotherapy (RT) involving the major salivary glands bilaterally were a...