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Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and oral lichen planus (OLP) present inflammatory, recurrent diseases of the oral mucosa with not fully understood aetiology. Despite numerous attempts to discover an effective treatment for RAS and OLP, the current main treatment strategies are largely confined t...

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Autores principales: Ślebioda, Zuzanna, Dorocka-Bobkowska, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32994766
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ada.2020.98258
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description Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and oral lichen planus (OLP) present inflammatory, recurrent diseases of the oral mucosa with not fully understood aetiology. Despite numerous attempts to discover an effective treatment for RAS and OLP, the current main treatment strategies are largely confined to the reduction of symptoms. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is of interest as a novel treatment modality. The aim of the paper was to discuss the mechanism of action and the biological effects of LLLT and to critically review and summarize recent clinical reports on the management of RAS and OLP. Most of the studies demonstrated the beneficial effect of LLLT in accelerating the healing process and pain reduction. However, the results should be interpreted with caution due to the limited number of studies available and empirical design using various irradiation parameters.
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spelling pubmed-75071632020-09-28 Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review Ślebioda, Zuzanna Dorocka-Bobkowska, Barbara Postepy Dermatol Alergol Review Paper Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and oral lichen planus (OLP) present inflammatory, recurrent diseases of the oral mucosa with not fully understood aetiology. Despite numerous attempts to discover an effective treatment for RAS and OLP, the current main treatment strategies are largely confined to the reduction of symptoms. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is of interest as a novel treatment modality. The aim of the paper was to discuss the mechanism of action and the biological effects of LLLT and to critically review and summarize recent clinical reports on the management of RAS and OLP. Most of the studies demonstrated the beneficial effect of LLLT in accelerating the healing process and pain reduction. However, the results should be interpreted with caution due to the limited number of studies available and empirical design using various irradiation parameters. Termedia Publishing House 2020-09-02 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7507163/ /pubmed/32994766 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ada.2020.98258 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Termedia Sp. z o. o. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title_full Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title_fullStr Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title_short Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
title_sort low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and oral lichen planus: a literature review
topic Review Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32994766
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ada.2020.98258
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