Oral Health Case Reports

Maria Helena Catao

Publications

• Research Article
  Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Wounds in Intra-Oral Surgery
  Author(s): Thiago M Cavalcanti, Jair C Leao, Ruthineia D Lins, Maria Helena Catao, Marcela L Pontes and Luiz G Carvalho NetoThiago M Cavalcanti, Jair C Leao, Ruthineia D Lins, Maria Helena Catao, Marcela L Pontes and Luiz G Carvalho Neto
  
  During the last two decades, much has been written in both the scientific literature and the popular press about lasers and their use in dentistry. Both soft- and hard-tissue applications have been discussed, including frenectomy, gingival contouring, caries removal and bleaching. The aim of this study is evaluate and compare the effects of laser therapy on the surgical wound repair process and painful symptoms in patients undergoing bilateral teeth extractions at the Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba. Three sessions of laser therapy (GaAlAs) were performed for each patient. The first session was immediately after the surgical procedure, the second occurred 48-72 h after the first session, and the third and final at 7 days after surgery, coinciding with the removal of the sutures. Of the patients examined, 65.5% at the first assessment (after the second laser therap.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-8726.1000120

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