The Use of Low-Level Laser Therapy to Reduce Postoperative Morbidity After Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Domah F, Shah R, Nurmatov UB, Tagiyeva N
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 21 citas
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- 2020-09-17 · J Oral Maxillofac Surg · vol. 79 · número 2 · págs. 313.e1–313.e19
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- Elsevier BV
- Citado
- 43 citas · más que el 73% de estudios similares · 1.0× el promedio de su campo
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- 53 trabajos
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- Acceso abierto (copia en repositorio) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Áreas de investigación
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Dental Radiography and Imaging · Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Palabras clave
- low-level laser therapy, third molar extraction, postoperative morbidity, postoperative swelling, postoperative pain, trismus, mandibular third molar extraction
- MeSH
- molar, third, humans, tooth, impacted, trismus, morbidity, adolescent, adult, aged, middle aged, female, male, young adult, low-level light therapy, postoperative pain
4 autores
- Farya Domah🇬🇧University of Birmingham
- Raunaq Shah🇬🇧 · autor de correspondenciaUniversity of Birmingham
- Ulugbek B. Nurmatov🇬🇧Cardiff University
- Nara Tagiyeva🇬🇧Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Purpose
Surgical removal of third molars carries morbidity and significantly affects patients' quality-of-life. This study aims to investigate whether administration of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is effective in reducing postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing surgical removal of mandibular third molars compared with placebo.
Material and methods
A systematic review and meta-analysis involving a comprehensive search strategy implemented across 5 electronic databases. This was supplemented by hand searching and contacting international experts and grey literature. Titles, abstracts, and full articles were scrutinized for studies meeting the inclusion criteria. All randomized controlled trials comparing treatment group of LLLT with a placebo control group were eligible for inclusion. The outcomes variables were postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus. Risk of bias and methodological quality assessment was carried out. We pooled data statistically, and meta-analyses were carried out using a random-effects model.
Results
Seventeen randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review, all of which were considered to have a low risk of bias. Participants, aged 13 to 70 years, and 35% women, totaled 1064. Meta-analyses found significant reductions in standardized mean differences (SMDs) in swelling at day 2 and day 7 postoperatively (SMD, -0.611; 95% confidence interval, -0.968, -0.234 and SMD, -0.532; 95% confidence interval, -0.795, -0.269). There were nonsignificant reductions in SMD in pain and trismus at day 2 and day 7 postoperatively.
Conclusions
LLLT significantly reduces swelling after extraction of mandibular third molars compared with placebo. LLLT has not shown to reduce postoperative pain and trismus. LLLT does not cause adverse effects. There is currently insufficient evidence available, to promote the investment in LLLT vs the net clinical benefit. Randomized controlled trials with larger sample size and standardized study design and outcome measures are required, to make definitive recommendations to clinicians on its use on patients.
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