Painless injections-a possibility with low level laser therapy
Jagtap B, Bhate K, Magoo S, S N S, Gajendragadkar KS, Joshi S
Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 24 citations
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- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2019-01-01 · J Dent Anesth Pain Med · vol. 19 · issue 3 · p. 159
- Cited
- 33 citations · more than 90% of similar papers · 2.8× the field average
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- 32 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques · Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Keywords
- Medicine, Visual analogue scale, Local anesthetic, Local anesthesia, Anesthesia, Low level laser therapy, Topical anesthetic, Lidocaine, Anesthetic, Laser therapy, Laser
6 authors
From IN
- Bhagyashree Jagtap · correspondingDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Kalyani BhateDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Surabhi MagooDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Santhosh KumarDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Kunal GajendragadkarDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
- Sagar JoshiDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Abstract
Background
Dental procedures commonly involve the injection of local anesthetic agents, which causes apprehension in patients. The objective of dental practice is to provide painless treatment to the patient. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in reducing the pain due to local anesthetic injection.
Materials and methods
A prospective, split-mouth study was conducted on 25 patients. In Condition A, LLLT was administered followed by the administration of a standard local anesthetic agent. Patients' perception of pain with use of LLLT was assessed based on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). In Condition B, LLLT was directed to the mucosa but not activated, followed by the administration of local anesthesia. VAS was used to assess the pain level without the use of LLLT.
Results
Comparison between Condition A and Condition B was done. A P value < 0.001 was considered significant, indicating a definite statistical difference between the two conditions.
Conclusion
In our study, we observed that LLLT reduced pain during injection of local anesthesia. Further multi-centric studies with a larger sample size and various modifications in the study design are required.
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