Is adjuvant laser therapy effective for preventing pain, swelling, and trismus after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1789-1801

  Brignardello Petersen, Romina ^a,b   Carrasco Labra, Alonso ^b,c   Araya, Ignacio ^b   Yanine, Nicolas ^b   Beyene, Joseph ^a,c   Shah, Prakesh S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EDEMA; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SAFETY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 84863987319     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.01.008     Document Type: Review

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