A Randomized Triple-Blind Clinical Trial of the Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Infiltration Injection Pain in the Anterior Maxilla

Autor: Roohollah Sharifi, Hosna Bahrami, Mohsen Safaei, Hamid Reza Mozaffari, Masoud Hatami, Mohammad Moslem Imani, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Amin Golshah
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 22 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1519-0501
1983-4632
Popis: Objective: To evaluate the level of pain experienced during infiltration anesthesia of the anterior maxilla following low-level laser therapy (LLLT) with 810-980 nm wavelengths. Material and Methods: In the current triple-blind clinical trial, 84 patients received a total of 168 infiltration anesthesia injections (1.8 mL of 2% lidocaine plus 1:100,000 epinephrine) in the anterior maxilla. Each patient received two injections into the buccal mucosa of the right and left central incisors with a two-week interval. One injection was performed after LLLT, while the other injection was administered conventionally without laser. The pain level was measured immediately after injection using a visual analog scale (VAS). Results: There was a significant difference in the pain level experienced with and without LLLT, such that the mean pain score following LLLT was significantly lower than that without LLLT (p
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