Clinical results evaluation of dentinary hypersensitivity patients treated with laser therapy

Aldo Brugnera Jr.; Fabio M. Cruz; Fatima A. A. Zanin D.D.S.; Jesus Djalma Pecora D.D.S.

doi:10.1117/12.348328

19 May 1999 Clinical results evaluation of dentinary hypersensitivity patients treated with laser therapy

Aldo Brugnera Jr., Fabio M. Cruz, Fatima A. A. Zanin D.D.S., Jesus Djalma Pecora D.D.S.

Proceedings Volume 3593, Lasers in Dentistry V; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348328
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to show the percentage of cured patients treated with low level laser therapy clinically diagnosed dentinary hypersensitivity. The authors report on this investigation more than 300 human teeth treated at the Laser Center of Camilo Castelo Branco University during the years of 1995, 1996 and 1997. Pulpal vitality was verified using thermal tests, and only reversible process was treated. The teeth were dried with cotton pellets and laser beam was applied, using He-Ne (632.8 nm)laser, and ArGaAl Lasers(780 nm and 830 nm). All teeth received 4 joules/session, and were treated until 5 sessions. 79.13% of our patients were treated in 3 sessions with success; 8.58% were cure in 4 sessions; and 4.29% were successfully treated in 5 sessions, obtaining a 92% of success. The authors concluded that low level laser therapy is an effective and useful treatment to dentinary hypersensibility.

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Aldo Brugnera Jr., Fabio M. Cruz, Fatima A. A. Zanin D.D.S., and Jesus Djalma Pecora D.D.S. "Clinical results evaluation of dentinary hypersensitivity patients treated with laser therapy", Proc. SPIE 3593, Lasers in Dentistry V, (19 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348328

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