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ArticleKorean journal of orthodontics2021

Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy and chewing gum in reducing orthodontic pain: A randomized controlled trial.

Fatih Celebi, Ali Altug Bicakci, Ufuk Kelesoglu

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Article in Korean journal of orthodontics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Low-level laser therapy and laser acupuncture therapy for pain relief after initial archwire placement : A randomized clinical trial.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2024
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  13. The Protocol of Low-level Laser Therapy in Orthodontic Practice: A Scoping Review of Literature.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Fatih CelebiDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8231-2961
Ali Altug BicakciDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.
Ufuk KelesogluDepartment of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of chewing gum and low-level laser therapy in alleviating orthodontic pain induced by the initial archwire.

methodsPatients with 3-6 mm maxillary crowding who planned to receive non-extraction orthodontic treatment were recruited for the study. Sixty-three participants (33 females and 30 males) were randomly allocated into three groups: laser, chewing gum, and control. In the laser group, a gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) diode laser with a wavelength of 820 nm was used to apply a single dose immediately after orthodontic treatment began. In the chewing gum group, sugar-free gum was chewed three times for 20 minutes- immediately after starting treatment, and at the twenty-fourth and forty-eighth hours of treatment. Pain perception was measured using a visual analog scale at the second, sixth, and twenty-fourth hours, and on the second, third, and seventh days.

resultsThere were no statistically significant differences between the groups at any measured time point (

conclusionsWithin the limitations of the study, we could not detect whether low-level laser therapy and chewing gum had any clinically significant effect on orthodontic pain. Different results may be obtained with a higher number of participants or using lasers with different wavelengths and specifications. Although the study had a sufficient number of participants according to statistical analysis, higher number of participants could have provided more definitive outcomes.

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Chewing gumLow-level laser therapyPain

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PMID34556585
PMCPMC8461383

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