Low-level laser therapy in treatment of neurosensory deficit following surgical procedures

Thereza C.C.G.P. Ladalardo; Aldo Brugnera Jr.; Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro; Marcia Takamoto; Roberto Augusto de Carvalho Campos

doi:10.1117/12.424493

27 April 2001 Low-level laser therapy in treatment of neurosensory deficit following surgical procedures

Thereza C.C.G.P. Ladalardo, Aldo Brugnera Jr., Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro, Marcia Takamoto, Roberto Augusto de Carvalho Campos

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Proceedings Volume 4249, Lasers in Dentistry VII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424493
Event: BiOS 2001 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In this report of clinical cases of peripheral nerve lesions, we evaluate the efficiency of the diode laser in treating six patients - three female and three male, age ranging from 25 to 36 years - who presented tongue paresthesia after surgical procedures which demanded regional mandible anaesthetic blockage. The patients' presented symptomatology was the absence of gustative sensitivity, the decrease of sensitivity and the increase of the nociceptive threshold on the affected side of the tongue. The treatment was carried out with a diode laser of 50mW, 780nm, continuous wave emission, spot size 3mm, and total dosage of 18 joules per session. We used a verbal scale to measure the intensity of the sensitive response both before and after treatment. The treatment module comprised two weekly sessions over a period of five consecutive weeks. After evaluation of the symptom condition, the patients would undergo another treatment module if necessary. This method of treatment proved to be efficient, resulting in restored sensitivity in al six treated patients. Only one patient reported a residual abnormality sensation concerning the tongue dimension but no discomfort at all. All 6 treated patients were evaluated in a follow-up period of thirty, sixty and ninety days post- treatment.

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Thereza C.C.G.P. Ladalardo, Aldo Brugnera Jr., Antonio Luiz Barbosa Pinheiro, Marcia Takamoto, and Roberto Augusto de Carvalho Campos "Low-level laser therapy in treatment of neurosensory deficit following surgical procedures", Proc. SPIE 4249, Lasers in Dentistry VII, (27 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424493

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