Clinical evaluation of the efficiency of low-level laser therapy for oral lichen planus: A prospective case series

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 185-190

  Cafaro, Adriana ^a   Arduino, Paolo Giacomo ^a   Massolini, Gianluca ^a   Romagnoli, Ercole ^b   Broccoletti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low level laser therapy; Oral lichen planus; Prospective case series

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOBETASOL; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; MICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLIUM ALUMINUM ARSENIDE LASER; GINGIVA; HARD PALATE; HEALING; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; LIP; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH LICHEN PLANUS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893681256     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1313-6     Document Type: Article

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