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Prevention of recurrent herpes labialis outbreaks through low-intensity laser therapy: a clinical protocol with 3-year follow-up

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The authors wish to express their gratitude to the financial support from the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desnsenvolvimento Tecnológico (CNPq, Grants Nr. 305574/2008-6).

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  1. Special Laboratory of Lasers in Dentistry – LELO, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Carlos de Paula Eduardo, Karen Müller Ramalho, Marina Stella Bello-Silva & Marcella Esteves-Oliveira

  2. Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein – HIAE, São Paulo, Brazil

    Letícia Mello Bezinelli, Fernanda de Paula Eduardo & Roberta Marques da Graça Lopes

  3. Department of Social Dentistry, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Letícia Mello Bezinelli

  4. Center for Research and Innovation in Laser, Nove de Julho University, Rua Vergueiro 249, 01504-001, São Paulo, Brazil

    Marina Stella Bello-Silva

  5. Department of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Marcella Esteves-Oliveira

  6. University of São Paulo (USP), Cidade Universitária, Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 2227, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Carlos de Paula Eduardo

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de Paula Eduardo, C., Bezinelli, L.M., de Paula Eduardo, F. et al. Prevention of recurrent herpes labialis outbreaks through low-intensity laser therapy: a clinical protocol with 3-year follow-up. Lasers Med Sci 27, 1077–1083 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-011-1019-6

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