scholarly journals Low Level Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Intra-Osseous Defect- A Case Report

Author(s):  
Smiti Bhardwaj
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 222-225
Author(s):  
Amanda de Paula Magalhães ◽  
Juliana Allázia Balbino ◽  
Stella Cristina Soares Araújo ◽  
Fabiana de Freitas Bombarda-Nunes ◽  
Fernanda Mombrini Pigatti

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Jessica Breder ◽  
Daniela Tsukumo ◽  
Eliana Pereira ◽  
Maria Lima

BACKGROUND: Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and a gel containing an extract of Barbatimão, a native Brazilian tree, have shown promising results in both preclinical and clinical wound healing studies. PURPOSE: To describe the treatment of surgical wound dehiscence with LLLT and Barbatimão gel. CASE STUDY: A 54-year-old woman without comorbidities underwent abdominoplasty at another health facility. Three (3) weeks later she presented to the authors’ clinic after an episode of syncope, abrupt dyspnea, purulent exudate, and necrotic tissue in the surgical incision. She reported that wound redness, warmth, and swelling started 8 days postoperatively. The patient was admitted; on day 3 of that hospital stay, her condition improved and surgical debridement was performed. Follow-up care of wound dehiscence was provided in the outpatient clinic. The treatment involved daily application of Barbatimão gel and weekly application of LLLT. The wound healed after 84 days. CONCLUSION: This case report suggests that LLLT may be a beneficial adjunctive therapy, together with Barbatimão gel, for the treatment of surgical wound dehiscence.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seda Sevinç Özberk ◽  
Hasan Gündoğar ◽  
Süleyman Ziya Şenyurt ◽  
Kamile Erciyas

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1103-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliana Maria Minicucci ◽  
Hélio Amante Miot ◽  
Silvia Regina Catharino Sartori Barraviera ◽  
Luciana Almeida-Lopes

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Jane Suiter

Clinical bottom line Category of research question Treatment The number and type of study designs reviewed Five papers were critically reviewed. Four were randomised controlled trials and one was a case report Strength of evidence Moderate Outcomes reported Three out of the five studies currently available assessing low level laser therapy to improve wound healing, suggest that low level laser therapy has no beneficial effect on the healing of open or incisional wounds. Of the papers that used statistical analysis, no statistical significance was found in wound surface area over time or tissue histological findings between wounds treated with laser therapy and those who were not. Two papers identified did find decreased wound healing times however the strength of evidence is far poorer for both, with only subjective assessment of the wound in the controlled trial and the other being a case report without control Conclusion Currently there is no strong evidence that low level laser therapy increases the speed of wound contracture and reduced healing time. More studies are recommended to provide stronger evidence towards the use of low level laser therapy in wound healing, preferably with a larger population of dogs and with laser settings which are consistent with previous studies for comparison How to apply this evidence in practice The application of evidence into practice should take into account multiple factors, not limited to: individual clinical expertise, patient’s circumstances and owners’ values, country, location or clinic where you work, the individual case in front of you, the availability of therapies and resources. Knowledge Summaries are a resource to help reinforce or inform decision making. They do not override the responsibility or judgement of the practitioner to do what is best for the animal in their care.   


2012 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. e25-e29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Merigo ◽  
Carlo Fornaini ◽  
Maddalena Manfredi ◽  
Marco Meleti ◽  
Federico Alberici ◽  
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