Low-level Laser Therapy Versus Cryotherapy on Relieving Pain and Trismus After Third Molar Surgery | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 February 2024 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/omx.2023.244009.1210 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
Ahmed Othman  1; Rania Doma2; Mohammed Khalaf3; Asmaa Fawzy4; Samir Halawa5
| ||||
| 1Egyptian Russian University | ||||
| 2Chairman of Physical Therapy Department at MeetKenana Hospital, Egypt Ministry of Health | ||||
| 3Burn and Surgery Department, Fof Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
| 4Department of Burn and Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. | ||||
| 5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital, Banha University Hospitals, Benha, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Purpose: Aim of the study was to compare the effect of Photobiomodulation therapy and Cryotherapy on relieving pain and trismus after third molar surgery. Methods: Forty patients - who underwent surgical removal of their lower third molar - participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into two groups of twenty patients. A diode laser device - with a continuous wavelength of 808 nm and a maximal output power of 100 mW - was used. Patients in the photobiomodulation group received 12 J (fluence of 4 J/cm2) over four points on masseter muscle for 10 days, extraorally. Patients in the Cryotherapy group received postoperative ice bags on the painful area of the cheek for 30 minutes for 10 days. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Inter-Incisal Mouth Opening were used: before starting the treatment, after five days, and after ten days. Results: Photobiomodulation therapy was more effective than cryotherapy on pain and trismus relief after third molar surgery in terms of decreasing visual analogue scale and increasing Vernier caliper gauge. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that Photobiomodulation therapy was more effective than Cryotherapy for reduction of postoperative pain and trismus after ten days of third molar surgery. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Photobiomodulation Therapy; Cryotherapy; Pain; Trismus; Third molar surgery | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 8 |
||||
