Effect of low-level laser therapy on pain reduction in orthodontic patients during molar distalization: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on pain reduction in orthodontic patients during molar distalization.

Materials and methods

Twenty patients requiring bilateral maxillary first molar distalization were randomly assigned to two groups: the intervention group (mean age 15.61 ± 1.03 years) received multiple LLLT after every activation of the distalizing appliance (immediately and on the 3rd, 7th, and 14th days) and the control group (mean age 15.64 ± 1.08 years) who did not receive LLLT. Patients reported pain levels every day for 7 days following activation of the appliance using an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS), then the pain experience of both the intervention and control groups was compared using Mann-Whitney U test.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Hussein AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897591 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature