Low level laser effect after micro-marsupialization technique in treating ranulas and mucoceles: a case series report

The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the influence of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in alleviating pain caused by micro-marsupialization and the healing of oral ranulas and selected mucoceles. Eleven patients underwent micro-marsupialization treatment associated with LLLT. The patie...

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Published in:Lasers in medical science 2012-11, Vol.27 (6), p.1251-1255
Main Authors: Amaral, Márcio Bruno Figueiredo, Freitas, Isabel Zanforlin, Pretel, Hermes, Abreu, Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães, Mesquita, Ricardo Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Brief Report
Child
Child, Preschool
Dentistry
Female
Humans
Lasers
Lasers, Semiconductor - therapeutic use
Low-Level Light Therapy - instrumentation
Low-Level Light Therapy - methods
Male
Medical disorders
Medical treatment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mouth
Mucocele - radiotherapy
Mucocele - surgery
Optical Devices
Optics
Pain management
Photonics
Quantum Optics
Ranula - radiotherapy
Ranula - surgery
Wound healing
Wound Healing - radiation effects
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the influence of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in alleviating pain caused by micro-marsupialization and the healing of oral ranulas and selected mucoceles. Eleven patients underwent micro-marsupialization treatment associated with LLLT. The patients were irradiated with a 660-nm continuous wave from an indium–gallium–arsenide–phosphorous (InGaAsP) diode laser, at 100 mW, with a spot size on the tissue surface of 0.0283 cm 2 (irradiance = 3.53 W/cm 2 ). Irradiation was carried out immediately following micro-marsupialization treatment, as well as at 24, 48, and 72 h post-micro-marsupialization. All treated oral ranulas and selected mucoceles presented clinical healing. No evidence of recurrence could be identified during a mean of 11.0-month follow-up period. The use of InGaAsP diode lasers, within the parameters tested, appears to present a good alternative treatment to reduce pain and heal oral ranulas and selected mucoceles associated with micro-marsupialization.
ISSN:0268-8921
1435-604X
DOI:10.1007/s10103-012-1176-2