Friday, July 17, 2015
Grand Hall and Gallery, Ground Floor & 1st Floor (Maritim Hotel)
Third molar extractions in general anesthesia have become a standard procedure in dentistry. There is an effort to shorten healing and decrease the number of complications as well as increase comfort after the treatment. Low level lasers are known for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and stimulatory effect. The aim of study is to evaluate the effect of low level laser after surgery on sIgA levels in saliva of patients treated by Department of Stomatology, 2nd Medical Faculty. Their diagnosis was third molar retention. The low level laser radiation of 808 nm was applied. Control group was treated using placebo - red light. The exposition time was 11 seconds immediately after the suture, than every day for following 4 days. The sIgA levels in saliva decreased significantly in both groups and into greater extend in laser application group as compared to placebo group. The lysozyme levels in saliva decreased significantly in both groups and into similar extend in laser application group and placebo group. The study confirmed low level laser effect on lysozyme and sIgA levels in saliva. This research has been supported by IGA MZCR NT 13351-4 and NT 14164-3, project No. 00064203 (FN MOTOL) and project PRVOUK-P28/LF1/6 of MSMT.