LOW-POWER LASER THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIP LESIONS IN A PATIENT ADMITTED TO AN ICU: CASE REPORT.

Autor: de SOUZA, Andréia Fernandes, ARAÚJO, Talita Gil Soares, SANTOS JÚNIOR, Carlos Humberto dos, MOURA, Brenno Kaique Dias, de GODOI, Eliabe Soares, TEIXEIRA, Maisa França, dos SANTOS JÚNIOR, José Mateus
Zdroj: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology & Oral Radiology; Jun2024, Vol. 137 Issue 6, pe190-e190, 1p
Abstrakt: A 30-year-old male patient was referred to the Intensive Care Unit after undergoing intubation following a head injury from a car accident. Daily glucose and blood tests were performed, and he developed bleeding lesions and ulcers on the mucous membranes of the lips and ear area. After a thorough evaluation by the Hospital Dentistry team, an oral hygiene protocol was implemented. The protocol involved starting with sunflower oil for lip lubrication, followed by cleaning the entire oral cavity with gauze and 0.12% chlorhexidine. Due to the ulcers in the oral region, a low-power Laser therapy protocol was used to repair and heal the tissue. The protocol consisted of 4 sessions of 6jV, applied on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. After one week of this treatment, there was a significant regression of the lesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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