Does low-level laser therapy decrease swelling and pain resulting from orthognathic surgery?

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 868-873

  Gasperini, G ^a   Rodrigues De Siqueira, I C ^a   Rezende Costa, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

low level laser therapy; orthognathic surgery; pain; swelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTOFACIAL DEFORMITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAGITTAL SPLIT RAMAL OSTEOTOMY; SWELLING; TISSUE REACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; DIODE LASER; EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; OSTEOTOMY, SAGITTAL SPLIT RAMUS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902141226     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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