Indications and treatments of low level laser therapy in dentistry: a systematic review of the literature
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https://doi.org/10.34019/1982-8047.2018.v44.13934Keywords:
Dentistry, Low level laser therapy, Professional Practice Location.Abstract
Introduction: The low level laser therapy (LLLT) has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and tissue-trophic effects, and can be applied in a wide variety of clinical conditions in dentistry. Objective: This study aimed to review indications and treatment possibilities with LLLT in the various dental specialties. Methods: as a search strategy a bibliographic search was conducted in the electronic databases MEDLINE, BSV and SCIELO to identify relevant studies from 2016 to 2018. A combination of the following keywords was used: low level laser therapy and dentistry. These were combined through the Boolean operator "AND". Results: 37 articles were found with indication of low intensity laser treatment in periodontics, orthodontics, surgery, pediatric dentistry, TMD, pathology, endodontics and dentistry. Conclusion: LLLT is a safe treatment with no side effects that can be used in dental specialties as an effective adjunctive treatment to conventional ones.
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