Effectiveness of Photobiomodulation as a Treatment for Xerostomia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tomás Quintero De La Hoz, Yaskara Sanjines Peña, Fernando Quispe Ramírez, Oriana Rivera-Lozada, Joshuan J. Barboza · 2026
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Tomás Quintero De La Hoz and co-authors pool trials of light therapy for dry mouth in a 2026 review. Radiation for head and neck cancer often kills spit flow, which brings pain and poor life quality. Photobiomodulation, low light dosed to tissue, may calm and guard the glands. The team swept four data banks to October 2025 for strict trials. Seven trials made the cut.
Light care cut mouth pain next to control care by a clear span. Spit flow reads leaned to light care but missed firm proof, with wide spread across trials. Light dose, wave length, and gland aim swung a lot from trial to trial. Proof grades ran mid for pain and low for flow. The authors call light care a sound aid for pain, with dose rules still to fix.
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| CREATOR | Tomás Quintero De La Hoz, Yaskara Sanjines Peña, Fernando Quispe Ramírez, Oriana Rivera-Lozada, Joshuan J. Barboza |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |