Laserterapia de baixa frequência no tratamento da hipersensibilidade dentinária.

Abstract

Objective: the main objectives of this work were: to evaluate through clinical methods the efficacy of low level laser therapy on the dentin hypersensitivity treatment, as well as to manage the patients to the correct treatment and to provide an improvement in their quality of life. Thus, directly affecting their daily well being because the dentin hypersensitivity has shown as one of the most painful and resistant complication. Methods: Over the tactical and evaporative thermal testes, it has selected 72 teeth from 23 patients divided randomly into two groups. The placebo group (36 teeth) and the intervention group (36 teeth) these were submitted to four laser therapy application sessions once a week. Results: the laser group has presented significant statistical difference (p>0,05) in the reduction of painful sensitivity compared to the placebo group, that as much on the tactical test as on the evaporative thermal test. Conclusion: the low level laser therapy was effective and it has been shown as a promising treatment to the dentin hypersensitivity.