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Effects of HBOT on late irradiation injury
sessions) could only be committed to selected cases instead of the current potential overtreatment of the general patient population. At the same time a firm decrease in patient quality of life could be avoided by timely clinical monitoring and intervention.
In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that HBOT partially redirects irradiated oral mucosal microcirculation parameters towards healthy tissue state. This could ameliorate the healing capacity of the oral cavity and its surrounding tissues.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank all patients for participating in this investigation. Also, we greatly appreciate the broad support and cooperation regarding the staff of the Hyperbaric Medicine Department. This research was supported by a grant from Fonds NutsOHRA [Nr. 1303-014].
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