ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Photobiomodulation Therapy vs. Corticosteroid for the Management of Erosive/Ulcerative and Painful Oral Lichen Planus. Assessment of Success Rate during One-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Study.
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- An italian multicenter triple-blind randomized controlled trial on photobiomodulation after third molar extraction (BIOSTOTT). A study of italian society for laser in dentistry (SILO).Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2026Trial
- Analysis of the efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy in the treatment of oral lichen planus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized clinical trials.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2026Review
- Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid and Laser Photobiomodulation in Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR): A Case Report Describing a New Combined Technique.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Treatments in oral lichen planus: a review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Laser Photobiomodulation: What Are the Ideal Parameters for Each Type of Laser Used in Dental Practice to Promote Fibroblast Proliferation and Differentiation? A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Management of Oral Lichen Planus and its Outcome in Refractory Cases of Erosive Form.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Photobiomodulation Therapy in Improving Quality of Life in Kindler Syndrome: A Case Study.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical Improvement and P63-Deficiency Correction in OLP Patients After Photobiomodulation.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- A Comparison of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Multiple Conventional Therapy in Treating Oral Lichen Planus: A Network Meta-analysis.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Histological Improvement and Cytokine Levels Reduction in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus after Photobiomodulation Therapy.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Integrative Approaches for the Diagnosis and Management of Erosive Oral Lichen Planus.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- What can we learn from treatments of oral lichen planus?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- Effect of Photobiomodulation on Atrophic-Erosive Clinical Forms of Oral Lichen Planus: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2022Review
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Abstract
Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy is a promising approach for the management of inflammatory conditions and autoimmune lesions, such as oral lichen planus (OLP). The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the effectiveness of PBM in the management of painful and erosive/ulcerative OLP and to compare it with the standard of care that is the topical application of corticosteroids. 96 patients were included with erosive and painful OLP. 48 patients received PBM therapy and 48 received corticosteroids. Data was collected retrospectively on pain using the visual analogue scale; clinical aspects of lesions were assessed with the REU score, and the recurrence rate was noted. One session of PBM therapy with a helium-neon red light (635 nm) was carried out every 48 h for 6 weeks. Treatments were mainly made in contact mode, using a fiber with a diameter of 600 µm (0.6 mm). The output power of the laser beam was calibrated by a power meter. A delivered power of 0.1 W was used for 40 s in a continuous wave (CW), corresponding to a delivered energy of 4 J. The delivered energy density related to the fiber diameter was 1415 J/cm
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