التطبيقات السريرية لليزر الديود 808 نانومتر في علاج فرط حساسية عاج الأسنان

Abstract EN

Many dental patients complain of sudden, acute pain in response to thermal, tactile or chemical stimuli.

Such pain cannot be attributed to any pathological changes in the tooth or in the environment.

Hence, it is considered a result of dentine hypersensitivity.

To treat dentine hypersensitivity, various impregnating means in the form of solutions or gels were used.

As of 1985, laser started to be used as a means of treatment.

The objective of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of clinical application of 808 nm diode laser in the treatment of hypersensitivity of the dentine.

Materials and methods: ten patients complaining of pain caused by dentine hypersensitivity were treated using diode laser for 30 seconds on the teeth of the left upper and lower jaws, totaling 42 teeth, and for 60 seconds on the teeth of the right half, totaling 40 teeth.

The treatment session lasted about 20 minutes, at the beginning of which the painful teeth were identified and the pain intensity was assessed using the VISUAL ANALOG SCALE and recorded in the patient's card.

Then laser treatment was applied for thirty or sixty seconds, as presented above.

Non-contact laser irradiation was applied to the cervical area of the tooth.

After the treatment by about 15 minutes, the severity of the pain was assessed and recorded and the patient was instructed to come again for another assessment.

A week later, a second assessment of pain was conducted and the results were recorded.

RESULTS: A significant decrease of pain was achieved.

CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the application of 808 nm diode laser was effective for the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity.