engleski

Thermographic monitoring of wound healing and oral health related quality of life in patients treated with laser (aPDT) after the third impacted mandibular molar removal

The objective of this study was to assess impact of low laser therapy on wound swelling, wound temperature changes, and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) after surgical removal of impacted lower third molars. Forty patients who had impacted lower molars which had to be removed surgically participated. They corresponded to Pell-Gregory Class IIB or IIC. They were randomly divided into two groups dependent on the post extraction therapy. One group received antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and the other group received no additional therapy (placebo group). Temperature measurements were performed using the infrared thermographic camera on the 3rd and the 7th postoperative day. The OHRQoL was assessed in the both groups on the 7th day using the OHIP 14-CRO Questionnaire. Prior surgical treatment there was no difference between groups. Significantly lower temperature and less wound swelling was recorded on the 3rd postoperative day in the laser aPDT group (p<0.001). Participants in the aPDT group had also significantly lower OHIP14-CRO summary scores (p<0.01). The present study approved beneficial effects of the aPDT modality of low laser therapy on the reduced postoperative wound swelling and decreased wound temperature together with better OHRQoL through the 7-day period in comparison to placebo group.

thermography; diode laser; third molar extraction; quality of life

nije evidentirano