Comparison of the effect of low level laser therapy with alvogyl on the management of alveolar osteitis
Eshghpour M, Ahrari F, Najjarkar NT, Khajavi MA
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 27 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2015-01-01 · Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal · vol. 20 · issue 3 · pp. e386–e392
- Publisher
- Medicina Oral S.L.
- Cited
- 45 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.5× the field average
- References
- 25 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish)
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Dental Radiography and Imaging · Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Osteitis, Medicine, Low level laser therapy, Visual analogue scale, Dentistry, Dry socket, Molar, Dental alveolus, Laser therapy, Surgery, Laser
- MeSH
- humans, dry socket, eugenol, hydrocarbons, iodinated, oils, volatile, drug combinations, prospective studies, adult, aged, middle aged, female, male, young adult, para-aminobenzoates, low-level light therapy
4 authors
From IR
- Majid EshghpourMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Farzaneh Ahrari · correspondingMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- NT. NajjarkarMashhad University of Medical Sciences
- MA. KhajaviMashhad University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background
This study investigated the efficacy of low level laser therapy (LLLT) for managing alveolar osteitis (AO).
Material and methods
Sixty patients with alveolar osteitis of mandibular third molars were randomly divided into three groups. In group 1, socket irrigation was followed by alvogyl placement, and the treatment was repeated 48 hours later. In group 2, socket was irradiated with a low power red laser for 3 consecutive days (200 mW, 30 seconds on each of the buccal and lingual surfaces and 30 seconds at the middle of the socket, 6 J per area). The subjects in group 3 underwent treatment with a low power infrared laser with the same parameters as group 2. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to record the degree of pain at the morning (T0, before intervention) and at 6 (T1) and 12 (T2) hours later for 3 days.
Results
Pain was significantly lower in the alvogyl group than the other groups at T1 and T2 points on day 1 and at T0 and T1 points on day 2 (p<0.05). At T2 point on day 2 and on day 3, VAS became significantly lower in the red laser group compared to the other groups (p<0.05). The infrared laser was not more efficacious than the other groups at any of the treatment intervals, but it reduced VAS to an acceptable level.
Conclusions
LLLT displayed good results in this study for treatment of alveolar osteitis and should be further investigated as an alternative to alvogyl for AO management.
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