Results of the scales of oral mucositis and xerostomia
| Scales | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| Oral mucositis assessment scale (OMAS) | 5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
| WHO oral mucositis grading scale | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| LENT-SOMA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
R1: the first session before starting the combined treatment; R2: 72 h after the first combined treatment session; R3: 72 h after the second combined session; R4: 72 h after the third combined session: R5: 72 h after the fourth combined session (the last session)
ADA: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Funding acquisition, Methodology. MAH: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—review & editing, Resources. AA: Validation, Visualization. MB: Validation, Supervision.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
This study conforms to the Declaration of Helsinki ethical principles for medical research and was approved by the ethics committee at Damascus University, number 3779.
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from the participant.
Informed consent to publication was obtained from participant.
All datasets analyzed for this study are included in the manuscript.
The study was funded by Damascus University, and the number is DU2022-3796. The funder had no role in study design, data collection, and analysis, the decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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