Melatonin as a preventive treatment of tongue mucosa alterations in an animal model of orofacial radiation
Int. j interdiscip. dent. (Print); 17 (2), 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effect of melatonin as a protective treatment for the tongue in irradiated rats. Materials and Methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to a single session of 50 Gy radiation and treated with melatonin 30 minutes before and after the radiotherapy session. A clinical eva...
Melatonina/uso terapéutico, Radioterapia/efectos adversos, Enfermedades de la Lengua/tratamiento farmacológico, Ratas Sprague-Dawley, Modelos Animales, Lengua/efectos de la radiación, Mucosa Bucal/efectos de la radiación, Estomatitis/tratamiento farmacológico, Estomatitis/patología, Enfermedades de la Lengua/patología, Estomatitis/etiología, Enfermedades de la Lengua/etiología, Protección Radiológica