Type of Article : Original Research
Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1578-1582
Date of Publication: 11-08-2016
DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2016.121
EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY AND LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND ON PAIN FOLLOWING TOOTH EXTRACTION: A SINGLE BLINDED STUDY
Anil R. Muragod 1, Kartik Vijay Swami *2, Reshma Vijay Thachiladi 3.
1 Assistant Professor, HOD of Geriatrics Physiotherapy, KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
*2 Physiotherapist, KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
3 Physiotherapist, KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
E-Mail: kartikvswami@gmail.com
Background: Tooth extraction can affect the quality of life of patients during the initial postoperative days. After tooth extraction, traditionally analgesics like NSAIDs are given which has certain degree of side effects for which an alternative therapy was needed to minimize them. Thus the study was intended to know the effectiveness of LLLT and LIPUS when compared with traditional analgesic therapy following tooth extraction.
Materials and Methods: 40 subjects were included in the study according to the fulfillment of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Subjects were randomly allocated into one of the four groups using envelope method. Group A received medications along with intra-oral infra-red laser with wavelength of 655 nm. Group B received medications along placebo laser therapy, Group C received medications along low intensity pulsed ultrasound of ratio 1:4 and frequency 1MHz. Group D received medications along placebo ultrasound. Therapy was given for three consecutive days. Pain level was measured before the first session of treatment (24hr after extraction) and then after third session of treatment (72hr after extraction) using Visual analogue scale(VAS).
Results: All the groups show significant reduction in pain with p-value 0.0050, 0.0050, 0.0050, 0.0052 for group A, B, C, D respectively. Although there was slight better effect in group C (p-0.0050) as compared to group D (p-0.0052)
Conclusion: The present study concluded that Low intensity pulsed ultrasound was found to be more effective as compared to the placebo- Low intensity pulsed ultrasound, Low level laser therapy and placebo- Low level laser therapy. There was significant difference in pain scores in all four groups. Low intensity pulsed ultrasound and Low level laser therapy can be used as an adjunct therapy in the routine treatment after tooth extraction.
Key Words: Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS), Low Level Laser Therapy (LLTT), Premolar Tooth Extraction, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID).
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Anil R. Muragod, Kartik Vijay Swami, Reshma Vijay Thachiladi. EFFECT OF LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY AND LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND ON PAIN FOLLOWING TOOTH EXTRACTION: A SINGLE BLINDED STUDY. Int J Physiother Res 2016;4(4):1578-1582. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2016.121
