Vol.14, No 1, 2007 pp. 15 - 18
UC
616.31:621.375.826
LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY OF DENTINE HYPERSENSITIVITY:
A REVIEW
Radmila Obradović, Ljiljana Kesić, Ana Pejčić
Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Dental Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Niš, Serbia
E-mail: dr.rada@yahoo.com
Summary.
Dentine hypersensitivity is a common problem in everyday dental practice. It is claimed that 14.3% of all dental patients have some degree of dentine hypersensitivity. Literature data reveal a number of treatment modalities. So far, most of the therapies have failed to be completely successful, but some authors report that lasers may now provide reliable and reproducible treatment. The purpose of this article is to summarize current knowledge regarding low level laser therapy for the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity. With the development of lasers, it could be expected that laser applications in dentistry will increase According to the literature data, it can be concluded that low level lasers have shown their efficiency in therapy of hypersensitive dentine and present a possible tool for dentine hypersensitivity treatment in the future.
Key words:
Low level laser, dentine hypersensitivity, review
TERAPIJA HIPERSENZITIVNOG DENTINA NISKOENERGETSKIM LASEROM: PREGLEDNI ČLANAK
Kratak sadržaj:
Hipersenzitivni dentin predstavlja čest problem u svakodnevnoj praksi stomatologa. Smatra se da oko 14.3% svi pacijenata ima određeni nivo hipersenzitivnosti dentina. U literaturi nalazimo različite podatke vezane za terapijske procedure hipersenzitivnog dentina. Do danas, većina terapijskih procedura nije uspela da bude u potpunosti uspešna, ali određeni autori smatraju da laseri sada mogu predstavljati pouzdan i prihvatljiv terapijski modalitet. Svrha ovog rada je da sažme postojeće znanje iz oblasti terapije hipersenzitivnog dentina uz pomoć niskoenergetskih lasera. Smatra se da će razvitkom lasera i stomatologije, doći do sve veće upotrebe lasera u stomatologiji. Na osnovu literaturnih podataka, možemo zaključiti da su niskoenergetski laseri pokazali svoju efikasnost u terapiji hipersenzitivnog dentina i da predstavljaju mogući terapijski izbor za tretman hipersenzitivnog dentina u budućnosti.
Ključne reči:
Niskoenergetski laser, hipersenzitivni dentin, pregledni članak
