ArticleNational journal of maxillofacial surgery
Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars: A randomized clinical trial.
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- Photobiomodulation therapy for enhanced wound and Scar healing: visual and statistical evaluation.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Comparison of the postoperative effect of low laser therapy and platelet rich fibrin on mandibular third molar surgery: a randomized study.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in patients undergoing lower third molar extraction: A double-blinded randomized controlled trial.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Trial
- Clinical and thermographic evaluation after lower third molar extractions and the application of different photobiomodulation protocols: double-blind randomised clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Trial
- Autologous Platelet Concentrates and Photobiomodulation as Biologically Active Modifiers of Hard and Soft Tissue Healing: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Low-level Laser Therapy in Minimising Morbidity Associated with Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molar - A Comparative Study.Annals of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: The low-level laser therapy has been accepted globally as cell bio-modulator, used to reach ideal therapeutic effects, acting in the reduction of the pain response, with anti-inflammatory effects, stimulating local micro-circulation and wounds repair, promoting a rapid recovery, which brings a better quality of life to the patient. In this study, we aim to to determine the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on reducing the pain and swelling after removal of impacted third molars. Materials and Methods: In this present prospective randomized clinical study, third molar surgeries were performed in thirty patients who were divided into two equal groups (placebo group and study group) a placebo group with routine treatment and a study group with low-level laser therapy which was applied both intraorally and extraorally after the surgical extraction of mandibular third molar. Results: The parameters such as postoperative pain, edema, and trismus were assessed on 1 Conclusions: Low-level laser therapy was effective in reducing the postoperative pain, edema, and trismus in the third molar surgeries.
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