Infrared laser light in dental practice
Aim. To optimize the conditions, necessary for elimination of inflammatory phenomena in parodontium tissues Materials and methods. Fifty practically healthy and socially adapted patients (age range 16 to 40 years) with uncomplicated mandibular fractures participated in the study. Results. The studies showed that among patients with two-jaw dental splints, who experienced traditional complex treatment, the main clinical indices did not change throughout the period of observations. Infrared laser light applied reduced the severity of inflammation in the tissues of marginal parodontium. Conclusions. The obtained results permit to recommend complex medical effect on the parodontium tissues for patients with intraoral fixing constructions. This effect is aimed at correction of the oral cavity hygiene and multifactor pathogenetic action of infrared laser light, making it possible to stabilize significantly the state of parodontium tissues in unfavorable conditions of intermaxillary fixation in patients with mandibular fractures.