The effect of an 810-nm diode laser on postoperative pain and tissue response after modified widman flap surgery: A pilot study in humans

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-158

  Sanz Moliner, Javier D ^a   Nart, José ^a   Cohen, Robert E ^b   Ciancio, Sebastian G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Laser therapy, low level; Lasers; Pain; Surgical flaps; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COLOR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84873548855     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.110660     Document Type: Article

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