Artur Dos Santos Soares1, Ana Márcia Viana Wanzeler2, Gabriel Henrique Soares Cavalcante3, Elsa Maria da Silva Barros4, Rita de Cássia Matos Carneiro5, Fabrício Mesquita Tuji6. 1. Department of Odontology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, Number 01, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: artur_soares_@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Odontology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, Number 01, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: marciawanzeler@hotmail.com. 3. Department of Odontology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, Number 01, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: gabrielhscavalcante@gmail.com. 4. Radiotherapy Service of Hospital Ophir Loyola, Avenue. Gov Magalhães Barata, Number 992, 66060-281, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: elsabarros12345@gmail.com. 5. Radiotherapy Service of Hospital Ophir Loyola, Avenue. Gov Magalhães Barata, Number 992, 66060-281, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: ritacarneiro69@yahoo.com.br. 6. Department of Odontology, Federal University of Pará, Street Augusto Corrêa, Number 01, 66075-110, Belém, PA, Brazil; Radiotherapy Service of Hospital Ophir Loyola, Avenue. Gov Magalhães Barata, Number 992, 66060-281, Belém, PA, Brazil. Electronic address: fmtuji@gmail.com.
Abstract
ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Carapa guianensis Aubl, popularly known as andiroba, is a large tree of the Meliaceae family, commonly found in the Amazon region. The oil extracted from its seeds is recognized in traditional medicine and has high anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential, which are the basic prerequisites for a therapeutic agent that can be used in the treatment of oral mucositis (OM). Moreover, the aforementioned oil has antimicrobial, antiallergic, and parasiticidal actions and is effective in the management of cutaneous and muscular dysfunctions. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of andiroba gel (Carapa guianensis Aubl) on the symptomatology and evolution of OM in children with leukemia who underwent chemotherapy and to compare it to the effects of low power laser. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized, double-blind clinical trial involved 60 patients of both genders with leukemia, with age ranging from six to twelve years. The patients were divided into two study groups: the andiroba group (n = 30) and the laser group (n = 30). The level of pain experienced by the patients was assessed using the Wong-Baker visual analog scale and the degree of severity of OM was assessed using a table, recommended by the World Health Organization, that depicts the degrees of severity of OM. The data obtained were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test, with statistical significance indicated by a P value less than or equal to 0.05. RESULTS: A statistically significant reduction in the degree of OM was observed on the fourth, fifth, and sixth days and in the pain scores on the second, third, and fourth days in the andiroba group after the manifestation of OM, compared to the laser group. CONCLUSIONS: The use of andiroba oil effectively reduced the severity of OM and relieved pain, which resulted in a decrease in the severity of signs and symptoms in the patients in the andiroba group, compared to the laser group.
ETHNO-PHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Carapa guianensis Aubl, popularly known as andiroba, is a large tree of the Meliaceae family, commonly found in the Amazon region. The oil extracted from its seeds is recognized in traditional medicine and has high anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential, which are the basic prerequisites for a therapeutic agent that can be used in the treatment of oral mucositis (OM). Moreover, the aforementioned oil has antimicrobial, antiallergic, and parasiticidal actions and is effective in the management of cutaneous and muscular dysfunctions. AIM OF THE STUDY: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of andiroba gel (Carapa guianensis Aubl) on the symptomatology and evolution of OM in children with leukemia who underwent chemotherapy and to compare it to the effects of low power laser. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized, double-blind clinical trial involved 60 patients of both genders with leukemia, with age ranging from six to twelve years. The patients were divided into two study groups: the andiroba group (n = 30) and the laser group (n = 30). The level of pain experienced by the patients was assessed using the Wong-Baker visual analog scale and the degree of severity of OM was assessed using a table, recommended by the World Health Organization, that depicts the degrees of severity of OM. The data obtained were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test, with statistical significance indicated by a P value less than or equal to 0.05. RESULTS: A statistically significant reduction in the degree of OM was observed on the fourth, fifth, and sixth days and in the pain scores on the second, third, and fourth days in the andiroba group after the manifestation of OM, compared to the laser group. CONCLUSIONS: The use of andiroba oil effectively reduced the severity of OM and relieved pain, which resulted in a decrease in the severity of signs and symptoms in the patients in the andiroba group, compared to the laser group.
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