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Pain in Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. Role of Photobiomodulation: Dream or Reality?

Version 1 : Received: 31 March 2021 / Approved: 2 April 2021 / Online: 2 April 2021 (11:24:50 CEST)

How to cite: Carminati, I.; Caccianiga, P.; Baldoni, M.; Lauritano, D.; Baldoni, A.; Ceraulo, S. Pain in Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. Role of Photobiomodulation: Dream or Reality?. Preprints 2021, 2021040049 Carminati, I.; Caccianiga, P.; Baldoni, M.; Lauritano, D.; Baldoni, A.; Ceraulo, S. Pain in Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. Role of Photobiomodulation: Dream or Reality?. Preprints 2021, 2021040049

Abstract

Pain is an unpleasant emotional and sensory experience. For many years orthodontists have been looking for an effective method of reducing this feeling of discomfort. In recent years, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has taken hold in the orthodontic field. Among the countless advantages it can modulate the painful feeling. The aim of this research is to identify the use of photobiomodulation in subjects undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment, to reduce the pain and discomfort that it causes. The research was conducted from the Web of Science, Pubmed and Scopus databases. Only 14 of all articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were therefore used to conduct the research. The different studies compared, in most cases, patients whose mouth was divided into a part treated with laser therapy and a placebo part. The results show a statistically significant difference in perceived pain between the irradiated arch and the non-irradiated arch. Three authors didn’t find statistically significant results in favour of low-laser therapy, but it is important to remember that they used different parameters. To obtain generally valid studies, with consistent and reproducible results, it is necessary to standardize the different parameters used that are independent by operator performing the procedure.

Keywords

Photobiomodulation; Low-level laser therapy; Pain; Orthodontic treatment

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery

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