Use of low-level laser therapy for oral lichen planus in children
| Autor: | Jorge Esquiche León, Andreia Bufalino, Heitor Albergoni Da Silveira, Livia Assumpção Pedro, Túlio Morandin Ferrisse, Darcy Fernandes, Rose Mara Ortega |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Federal University of Juiz de Fora–UFJF/GV, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Pediatric patients Mucocutaneous zone Pathology and Forensic Medicine 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Tongue medicine Medical history Adverse effect Low level laser therapy business.industry 030206 dentistry Buccal administration medicine.disease Dermatology Low-level light therapy Discontinuation stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Oral lichen planus Surgery Mucocutaneous immune-mediated disease Oral Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus Repositório Institucional da UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP |
| ISSN: | 2212-5558 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajoms.2018.06.004 |
| Popis: | Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:54:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-01-01 Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic immune-mediated mucocutaneous disorder predominantly in white women after the fifth decade of life, rarely affecting children. Symptomatic OLP is usually treated with systemic and/or topical corticosteroids, but its prolonged use may cause several adverse effects. An eight-year-old girl presented bilateral white reticular plaques associated with atrophic areas involving the buccal and labial mucosa, and tongue dorsal surface with burning complaining. Medical history was non-contributory and an incisional biopsy was performed. Clinical and microscopic features were highly consistent with OLP diagnosis. Hence, 20 punctual low-level laser therapy (LLLT) sessions were performed, followed by significant clinical improvement and symptom discontinuation. We suggest that LLLT appears to be a successful treatment for childhood OLP, with good acceptance by pediatric patients. Oral Medicine Department of Diagnosis and Surgery São Paulo State University (Unesp) School of Dentistry Oral Medicine Federal University of Juiz de Fora–UFJF/GV Oral Pathology Department of Stomatology Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto (FORP/USP) University of São Paulo Oral Medicine Department of Diagnosis and Surgery São Paulo State University (Unesp) School of Dentistry |
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