ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2019
Low-Level Laser Therapy: A Noninvasive Method of Relieving Postactivation Orthodontic Pain-A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on pain control after orthodontic treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of physical interventions on pain control after orthodontic treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Non-surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of single-dose diode laser photobiomodulation on orthodontic pain following initial archwire placement: a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
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- Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in pain relief during orthodontic treatment: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Targeting pain and inflammation: A comparative study of photobiomodulation with 532 and 660 nm lasers in rats.Photochemistry and photobiologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionPain is an unavoidable squeal of orthodontic treatment and it is known to decrease patient compliance and eventually affects treatment results. Numerous methods are available in literature to manage orthodontic pain after activation but they have their own limitations. This has led to exploring further options for management of pain.
aimThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in alleviating orthodontic pain after activation. MATERIALS AND
methods20 subjects were randomly divided into an experimental and a control group. Each participant was given a retraction force of 200 gm/cm
resultsResults of the study showed that pain experienced by the subjects after orthodontic activation was higher in experimental group at T
conclusionA single dose of LLLT at 980nm, 2.5 W/cm
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