Effect of low-level laser therapy in the treatment of burning mouth syndrome: A case series

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 793-796

  Santos, Lúcia De Fátima Cavalcanti Dos ^a   Carvalho, Alessandra De Albuquerque Tavares ^a   Leão, Jair Carneiro ^a   Cruz Perez, Danyel Elias Da ^a   Castro, Jurema Freire Lisboa De ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CLINICAL CONDITIONS; INTENSITY EVALUATIONS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NON-PARAMETRIC; NORMAL ORAL MUCOSAS; VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE; WILCOXON TEST;

LASER SURGERY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

AGED; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 82955165786     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2011.3016     Document Type: Article

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