[Assessment of the effectiveness of low level laser in the treatment of alveolar osteitis]
Autor: | Nebojša Krunić, Nikola Buric, Simona Stojanović, Goran Jovanovic, Milos Tijanic |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Analgesic Dentistry Dry Socket chemistry.chemical_compound Young Adult postoperative complications medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Low-Level Light Therapy Low level laser therapy Pain Measurement lcsh:R5-920 Wound Healing integumentary system business.industry Extraction (chemistry) Middle Aged medicine.disease laser therapy low-level Wound Healing Disorder zinc oxide-eugenol cement chemistry Zinc oxide eugenol Tooth Extraction Female drysocket Osteitis lcsh:Medicine (General) business Wound healing |
Zdroj: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Vol 68, Iss 6, Pp 506-510 (2011) |
ISSN: | 0042-8450 |
Popis: | Background/Aim. Alveolar osteitis (AO) is the extraction wound healing disorder with a presence of severe pain. Low level laser therapy stimulates cell metabolism and microcirculation, have has pronounced analgesic, antiedematous and anti-inflammatory effect and speeds up wound healing process. The aim of this study was to present results of clinical research that examined the effectiveness of low level laser in pain relief and healing of extraction wounds with alveolar osteitis in the lower jaw which was formed on the second day after tooth extraction. Methods. The study was conducted on 60 subjects divided into the study and the control group. In both groups extraction wounds were processed in similar way, except that in the study group was applied daily treatment of low level laser with a total of eight sessions of radiation, while in the control group extraction wounds were dressed with zinc oxide eugenol paste, which was changed every 48 hours up to the pain cessation. Measurement of pain intensity was done with a visual analogue scale (VAS) 10 min prior to processing of extraction wounds and daily for the next eight days. Assessment of the effectiveness of low level laser on healing of extraction wounds was performed on the day eight of the treatment. Results. On the day five after beginning of the treatment of extraction wounds with alveolar osteitis in the patients of the study group a lower average value of pain as compared to the control group was registered. This difference was increased within the following days. Extraction wounds healing in the study group was more successful and faster than in the control group. Conclusion. This study suggested that the reduction of pain was more pronounced in the patients with alveolar osteitis whose extraction wounds were subjected to low level laser radiation in comparison to those in which extraction wounds were treated with zinc oxide eugenol paste. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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