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■ The Effect of Low Level ed Laser Light on the Healing of Oral Ulcers ■ Note: Photos have not been edited, enhanced or retouched other than placing arrow figures. – ARTICLE & PHOTOS by Ellis Neiburger, DDS 50 www.chairsidemagazine.com
❚❙❘ Abstract Low-level laser light at 30-second exposures (fluence=0.34J/cm 2 ), from a red laser light pen (1.4mw, 680nm), increased the healing rates of a variety of intraoral ulcers in 69 general practice patients. Patients demonstrated that a single exposure to this light reduced 88 percent of mostly painful aphthous lesions to comfortable epithelized levels within two days. This compares more favorably than untreated lesions, which took five to 10 days for similar resolution. This study concludes that treatment of lesions using low-level laser exposures (the laser pen) is an effective and inexpensive method of oral ulcer treatment. Figure 2: Epithelialized and comfortable lesion (Fig.1) two days after 30-second red laser pen treatment. Figure 1: Inflamed, painful aphthous lesion on lip. Notice the red border and yellow, serous center of the lesion. ❚❙❘ Introduction Laser treatment of oral ulcers has been a recognized method of treatment for more than 20 years. 1-8 Different types of lasers, power intensities and light wavelengths have been used with a variety of success. 3,4,8 <strong>One</strong> of the most common lasers in use today is the red penlight laser. It operates at or below 5 milliwatts (mw) of power and produces light in the 630-690 nanometer (nm) wavelength range. 2,5 These small, low-level lasers (LLLs) are readily available in numerous retail stores (e.g., dollar, department, hardware, office supply) for as little as one dollar. They are used as “ pointers, toys and play devices for pet owners. 4 Lasers produce a coherent wavelength of red light, which encourages catalytic changes increasing the metabolism of reproducing epithelial and fibroblastic cells: the cells involved in mucosal and epidermal wound healing. 1-5 By exposing most lesions to the optimum levels of laser radiation, healing is enhanced several times greater than what is seen in The use of a single 30-second exposure of red laser light from a common
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