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Patients rinsed with 30 ml of calcium phosphate at least four times per day. Patients also received four topical treatments of 1% fluoride as neutral 2% sodium fluoride gel administered by tray at the screening visit and completed prior to hospitalization.
Patients in the control group received an aqueous 0.01% sodium fluoride rinse. Prior to transplantation, the control group received four topical treatments with a placebo gel administered with the same technique as the experimental group. During transplantation, patients used the sodium fluoride rinse at least four times daily, 30 ml each time.
Patients who developed severe mucositis were instructed to rinse up to 10 times per day with their solution.
All patients received acyclovir and antifungal prophylaxis per protocol.
This was a randomized, controlled trial.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research scale was used.
The following were measured and recorded.