Oral Care of Pediatric Cancer Patients and the use of laser therapy in the treatment of mucosites

Abstract

Objective: to perform a literature review on the main oral manifestations and therapeutic possibilities in dentistry in pediatric cancer patients, highlighting laser therapy as the main form of treatment. Material and methods: the search were made in the Web of Science, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases, where articles from systematic reviews, meta-analysis and clinical trials published between 2009 and 2019 were selected. Results: we selected 41 articles that address the properties of low-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of pediatric cancer patients. Conclusion: studies show that low-level laser is clinically and functionally satisfactory and is especially effective in treating oral mucositis in pediatric patients undergoing oncotherapy, promoting an improvement in the quality of life of these patients