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Chokri Abdellatif

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• Research Article
  Effects of Low-level-laser Therapy versus Corticotherapy on Pain, Trismus and Edema after Surgical Removal of Third Mandibular Molars: A Comparative Study
  Author(s): Belkacem Raouâa, Sioud Samèh, Ben Messaoud Nour, Chokri Abdellatif and Selmi Jamil Belkacem Raouâa, Sioud Samèh, Ben Messaoud Nour, Chokri Abdellatif and Selmi Jamil
  
  Objective: Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a treatment commonly used in oral surgery for biostimulation. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of LLLT and corticosteroids on postoperative pain, trismus and edema following surgical removal of mandibular third molars.   Background data: LLLT and corticosteroids have been effective in reducing pain, trismus and edema; thus improving the quality of patients’ lives. Patients and methods: Sixty patients who were to undergo surgical removal of their lower third molars were studied. They were randomly assigned to two groups of thirty patients each. A diode laser device (Whitening laze II) with a continuous wavelength of 808 nm and a maximal output power of 100 mW was used. Patients in the LLLT group received 3.3 J (fluence of 120 J/cm2) intra.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000111

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