Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in the management of pain, facial swelling, and postoperative trismus after a lower third molar extraction. A preliminary study

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 559-566

  López Ramírez, Marta ^a   Vílchez Pérez, Miguel Ángel ^a   Gargallo Albiol, Jordi ^a   Arnabat Domínguez, Josep ^a   Gay Escoda, Cosme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Low level laser therapy; Low power laser; Pain; Soft laser; Swelling; Third molar extraction; Trismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; GALLIUM ALUMINUM ARSENIDE LASER; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRISMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TRISMUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863493754     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0936-8     Document Type: Article

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