Low-level laser therapy for pain caused by placement of the first orthodontic archwire: A randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 662-667

  Tortamano, André ^a   Lenzi, Daniele Calovini ^b   Haddad, Ana Cristina Soares Santos ^a   Bottino, Marco Cicero ^c   Dominguez, Gladys Cristina ^a   Vigorito, Julio Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Orthodontics   (Brazil)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; ORTHODONTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71849112481     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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