The authors compare the efficacy of IR
laser, a combination of magnetic
laser radiation and UHF electric field followed dy
calcium chloride electrophoresis on the course of
mandibular fracture healing. With this purpose 114 patients with uni- and bilateral
mandibular fractures were examined and administered a course of preventive treatment. Analysis of the clinical data, subjective sensations of the injured subjects, and data of functional diagnostic methods (rheography, polarography, echo-osteometry) brought the authors to a conclusion on a positive effect ot IR
laser and, more so, of magnetic
laser therapy on the recovery of regional hemodynamics and
oxygen homeostasis of tissues at the site of injury, this being conducive to reduction of pyoinflammatory complications and a sooner rehabilitation of the patients. These results recommend IR
laser combined with magnetic field exposure for multiple-modality treatment of patients with
mandibular fractures, particularly for those with marked dislocation of bone fragments and regional blood flow disturbances.