Evaluation of the effects of the low-level laser therapy on swelling, pain, and trismus after removal of impacted lower third molar
Alan H, Yolcu Ü, Koparal M, Özgür C, Öztürk SA, Malkoç S
Head & face medicine · 52 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Case-control study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
Based on full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2016-07-26 · Head Face Med · vol. 12 · issue 1 · p. 25
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Cited
- 127 citations · more than 95% of similar papers · 4.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments · Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Keywords
- Trismus, Medicine, Molar, Low level laser therapy, Swelling, Edema, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Laser therapy, Dentistry, Surgery, Laser
- MeSH
- mandible, molar, third, humans, tooth, impacted, trismus, radiography, panoramic, pain measurement, treatment outcome, tooth extraction, risk assessment, statistics, nonparametric, case-control studies, sampling studies, adolescent, adult, patient satisfaction, female, male, young adult, low-level light therapy, postoperative pain
6 authors
From TR
- Hilal Türker ALAN · correspondingInonu University
- Ümit YolcuInonu University
- Mahmut KoparalAdıyaman University
- Cem ÖzgürInonu University
- Seyit Ahmet ÖztürkInonu University
- Sıddık MalkoçInonu University
Abstract
Background
In current study we aimed to examine the effect of a low-level laser therapy on the pain, mouth opening and swelling of patients whose impacted 3rd molar tooth was extracted in addition measurement volumetrically to the edema with 3dMD face system.
Methods
It was surveyed 15 patients who had bilateral symmetric lower 3rd molars. Surgical sides of patients were randomly separated into two groups: the study group and the control group. It was applied extra oral low-level laser therapy (LLLT, 0.3 W, 40 s, 4 J/cm(2)) to the study group (n = 15) after the surgical operation and on the 2nd day. Only routine postoperative recommendation (ice application) was made in the control (n = 15) group. The maximum mouth opening, pain level and facial swelling evaluated. 3dMD Face® (3dMD, Atlanta, GA) Photogrammetric System was used to evaluate volumetric changes of the swelling.
Results
There was no statistically significant difference in the edema and interincisal opening between the groups and the pain level in the laser group was significantly lower than in the control group on the 7(th) postoperative day.
Conclusions
Although there were decreasing trismus, swelling, and pain level, with this LLLT, there was significant difference only in the 7th day pain level in the laser group compared with the control group.
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