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| Year : 2013 |
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Low level laser therapy in the treatment of aphthous ulcer
Vishal Anand1, Minkle Gulati1, Vivek Govila1, Bhargavi Anand2
1 Department of Periodontics, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Babu Banarasi Das University, Chinhat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Medical and Dental Science, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Vishal Anand
Department of Periodontics, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Babu Banarasi Das University, Chinhat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.116691
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Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common and painful ulcerative lesions of the oral cavity, but until now no cure has been recognized for it. Two patients diagnosed with minor RAS were treated in a single sitting with low level laser therapy using 940-nm diode laser. The lesions healed completely within 3-4 days and a follow-up for 1 showed no recurrence in these patients. According to the results of this study, low level laser therapy can decrease the healing time, pain intensity, size, and recurrence of the lesion in patients with minor RAS, and hence can be considered the most appropriate treatment modality for minor RAS, with greatest clinical effectiveness. |
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