OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of low intensity laser therapy in inflammation, wound healing and epithelialization of island skin grafts. METHODS Twenty rats were subjected to this grafting technique and divided subsequently into two equal groups, one treated with laser and the other control. RESULTS there was less inflammation, faster healing, epithelialization and keratinization in the ...

introduction: temporomandibular disorders (tmd) lead to masticatory muscle pain, jaw movement disability and limitation in mouth opening. pain is the chief complaint in 90% of the tmd patients which leads to disability and severe socioeconomic costs. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of low level laser therapy (lllt) compared to pharmacotherapy with nsaids (napro...

background: patients undergoing orthodontic treatment experience varying degrees of pain with separator insertion. a survey of patients’ attitude towards orthodontic treatment revealed that pain was the most discouraging factor related to their treatment. moreover, it was the highest ranking reason for wanting to discontinue care. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of low-lev...

Arthrosis is a disease with a high social impact as it affects 30-35% of the population. An arthrosic patient costs the public health services approximately 4,000 euro on average a year, touching peaks of almost double this amount in the most severe cases 1. Conventional therapy foresees the administration of anti-infl ammatories, antalgics, and decontraction agents. The current trend is to use...

Laser-enhanced cavitation during high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) was studied in vivo using a small animal model. Laser light was employed to illuminate the sample concurrently with HIFU radiation. The resulting cavitation was detected with a passive cavitation detector. The in vivo measurements were made under different combinations of HIFU treatment depths, laser wavelengths, and HIFU...

introduction: low-level laser therapy (lllt) is thought to have analgesic and biomodulatory effects. our objective was to assess the pain-relieving effect of lllt and possible changes in joint stiffness and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis (koa) and compare it to the more commonly used modality; therapeutic ultrasound(us). methods: 37 patients with mild or moderate koa were rando...