Introduction: Orofacial paresthesia is due to trauma to the neural structure of a particular nerve. In dentistry alterations caused by nerve damage in most cases are presented with transient symptomatology. However, it has been agreed by several authors that persistent inferior alveolar sensory aberrations for more than 6 months leave some degree of disability or are considered permanent. The objective of the present study is to report the clinical case of a young patient submitted to low-level laser therapy for the treatment of paresthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve after removal of a complex odontoma in the posterior region of the mandible. Methods: Twenty-four hours after the surgical procedure the patient started the low-level laser therapy with the following parameters: 100 mW of potency, 140 J/cm² of energy density, 4 J of energy per application point, 40 seconds of application per point and 0.028 cm² of spot area. For this particular case, the technique of alternation of laser wavelengths was used, in the first session of which visible red of 660 nm was applied, followed by near-infrared of 808 nm and so on. Results: In the first session, the score on the visual analog scale (VAS) was "3". In the tenth and last sessions, the patient reported a VAS "9". Conclusions: It seems that the early initiation of the low-level laser therapy favors a better outcome in cases like the one presented in this paper. The technique of alternation of laser wavelengths between sessions seems to have some role in the outcome possibly because of the constant stimulation of different chromophores along the treatment course. These two factors need further confirmation and validation through randomized clinical trials.
Este estudo in vivo teve como objetivo analisar a degradação do material obturador de acordo com a idade de tratamento através do decréscimo da concentração de zinco presente no material obturador. Foram removidos materiais obturadores do interior de canais radiculares que apresentavam indicações de retratamento. O material obturador foi colhido do interior dos canais radiculares com auxílio de limas Hedströem, sem uso de solventes ou brocas. As informações a respeito do tempo de tratamento foram obtidas diretamente com os pacientes. Foram utilizadas 30 amostras com tempos de tratamentos entre 2 e 30 anos. Espectrometria de absorção atômica, EDX e difração de raios-X foram os métodos empregados para identificar e quantificar os elementos químicos e os compostos de zinco. Todas as análises foram executadas em triplicata. Todos os resultados obtidos foram comparados com os dados provenientes de cones novos, e então submetidos à análise estatística, utilizando-se o teste ANOVA (SPSS 12.0). Todas as amostras, para os diferentes períodos de tempo apresentaram decréscimo na concentração de zinco. Após 15 anos de tratamento, os resultados mostraram-se com diferenças estatisticamente significantes de concentração de zinco (p 0,0103). O método utilizado foi apropriado para quantificar a concentração do zinco nas amostras analisadas.Palavras-chave: Canal Radicular. Obturação. Zinco.
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