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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Intravenous Laser Irradiation of Blood (ILIB), applied alone or combined with low\u2010level laser therapy, in reducing oral mucositis and improving the quality of life of oncology patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This quasi\u2010experimental prospective study with parallel groups was conducted between 2023 and 2024 at the Memorial Hospital of Arcoverde (PE), involving 76 patients equally allocated into four groups (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200919): ILIB alone (A and C) and ILIB combined with laser therapy (B and D), applied therapeutically or preventively over\u2009weeks. Oral mucositis grade (WHO scale) and quality of life (OHIP\u201014) were assessed before and after the interventions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No baseline differences were observed between groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). After the intervention, the combined therapy groups showed greater reductions in mucositis (B: \u22121.60; \u221255.2% and D: \u22121.70; \u221260.7%) compared with ILIB alone (A: \u22120.70; \u221225.0% and C: \u22120.70; \u221225.9%) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Improvements in quality of life were also more pronounced in the combined groups (B: \u22129.00; \u221231.0% and D: \u221210.40; \u221236.0%) compared with ILIB alone (A: \u22124.50; \u221215.8% and C: \u22124.30; \u221215.5%) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ILIB\u2009+\u2009laser therapy association was more effective than ILIB alone in reducing oral mucositis and improving quality of life, both in prevention and treatment contexts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.70285","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,18]],"date-time":"2026-04-18T06:55:52Z","timestamp":1776495352000},"page":"2685-2692","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effectiveness of the Association Between ILIB and Photobiomodulation in Oral Mucositis Among Oncology Patients: A Prospective Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"48","author":[{"given":"Cl\u00e9bia Roberta Eufrazio","family":"do Nascimento","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1356-1275","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fernanda Suely Barros","family":"Dantas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7836-0925","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"T\u00e1cio Fragoso","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3382-3049","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Myllenne dos Santos","family":"Abreu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0722-2568","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarina Haluli Jano","family":"da Veiga Pessoa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8303-2291","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jair Carneiro","family":"Le\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0390-3611","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessandra","family":"de Albuquerque Tavares Carvalho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Federal University of Pernambuco  Recife Pernambuco Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"310","key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Effects of Intravenous Laser Irradiation of Blood on Pain, Function, and Depression in Fibromyalgia Patients","volume":"6","author":"Wu P. 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