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Lower-level laser therapy improves neurosensory disorders resulting from bilateral mandibular sagittal split
Giovanni Gasperini1, Isabel Cristina Rodrigues de Siqueira1, Luciane Rezende Costa1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dr. Giovanni Gasperini, Ms), UFG Hospital, Primeira Avenida, s/n - Setor Universitário, 74605-020 Goiania, Goias, Brazil.
Abstract:
Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is a technique commonly used to correct mandibular disproportion but many patients experience hypoaesthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN). The purpose of this study was to verify the effectiveness of using a low-level laser therapy protocol after BSSO. The 10 patients in our study, who underwent BSSO with Le Fort I osteotomy and had low-level laser therapy on one side of the jaw, were evaluated over a period of 60 days. The data for the treated and non-treated sides were compared post-operatively. At 15, 30 and 60 days after surgery, when sensitivity was recovered on both sides. On the treated side, recovery was faster and was almost complete at the time of the last evaluation. We suggest that this lower-level laser therapy protocol can improve tissue response and accelerate the recovery of neurosensory disorders following BSSO. (NCT01530100).
