Abstract |
The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the influence of low level laser therapy ( LLLT) in alleviating pain caused by micro-marsupialization and the healing of oral ranulas and selected mucoceles. Eleven patients underwent micro-marsupialization treatment associated with LLLT. The patients were irradiated with a 660-nm continuous wave from an indium- gallium-arsenide-phosphorous (InGaAsP) diode laser, at 100 mW, with a spot size on the tissue surface of 0.0283 cm(2) (irradiance = 3.53 W/cm(2)). Irradiation was carried out immediately following micro-marsupialization treatment, as well as at 24, 48, and 72 h post-micro-marsupialization. All treated oral ranulas and selected mucoceles presented clinical healing. No evidence of recurrence could be identified during a mean of 11.0-month follow-up period. The use of InGaAsP diode lasers, within the parameters tested, appears to present a good alternative treatment to reduce pain and heal oral ranulas and selected mucoceles associated with micro-marsupialization.
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Authors | Márcio Bruno Figueiredo Amaral, Isabel Zanforlin Freitas, Hermes Pretel, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu, Ricardo Alves Mesquita |
Journal | Lasers in medical science
(Lasers Med Sci)
Vol. 27
Issue 6
Pg. 1251-5
(Nov 2012)
ISSN: 1435-604X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 22843311
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Lasers, Semiconductor
(therapeutic use)
- Low-Level Light Therapy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Male
- Mucocele
(radiotherapy, surgery)
- Ranula
(radiotherapy, surgery)
- Wound Healing
(radiation effects)
- Young Adult
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