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01-01-2020 | Stomatitis Aphthosa | Review

Laser therapy for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: an overview

Authors: Juliana Amorim dos Santos, Ana Gabriela Costa Normando, Isabela Porto de Toledo, Gilberto Melo, Graziela De Luca Canto, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Eliete Neves Silva Guerra

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Objectives

To evaluate therapeutic effects of laser therapy on patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis assessing evidences from previously published systematic reviews.

Materials and methods

An overview of systematic reviews was conducted based on PRISMA checklist. Search strategies were developed and adapted for six different electronic databases and a gray literature search was also performed. The methodology quality of the included systematic reviews was assessed by the Measurement Tool to Assess the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2).

Results

After a two-step selection, five systematic reviews were included. Methodology quality was considered as a high risk of bias in two systematic reviews, while in the other three were graded as moderate. The systematic reviews’ conclusions demonstrated that all included systematics reviews showed positive effects of laser therapy for pain relief, and most of them demonstrated healing improvement. A meta-analysis was not feasible due to heterogeneity in treatments parameters.

Conclusions

Evidence suggested that laser therapy is an effective tool to treat recurrent aphthous stomatitis; nevertheless, more randomized clinical trials should be conducted to compare different lasers parameters.

Clinical relevance

The present overview evaluated recent evidence about laser therapy for recurrent aphthous stomatitis management in order to contribute for evidence-based dentistry and decision-making. This overview suggests that laser therapy is a safe and promising alternative to treat recurrent aphthous stomatitis, since it promotes wound healing and pain relief.

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Title: Laser therapy for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: an overview
Authors: Juliana Amorim dos Santos
Ana Gabriela Costa Normando
Isabela Porto de Toledo
Gilberto Melo
Graziela De Luca Canto
Alan Roger Santos-Silva
Eliete Neves Silva Guerra
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Stomatitis Aphthosa
Laser
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-019-03144-z

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Laser therapy for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: an overview

Abstract

Objectives

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

Clinical relevance

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Abstract

Objectives

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

Clinical relevance

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