title: Conservative closure of antro-oral communication stimulated with laser light.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate application of laser biostimulation in the treatment of antro-oral communications.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Sixty-one patients between the ages of 14 and 58 were subjected to biostimulation with laser light. Therapy was performed with a CTL 1106 biostimulative laser of 30 mW power with a tip-emitting light of 830-nm wavelength.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three cycles of laser irradiation were performed in a continuous mode. During one cycle, 3.5 min of extraoral irradiation of 4J with the contact "sweeping" method or the "woodpecker technique" was made through the facial skin to the suborbital region, 3.5 min of intraoral irradiation of 4J with the contact "point" method to the region of maxillary sinus floor, and 3.5 min of intraoral one of 4J with the contact "point" method to the alveolar process at the site of the antro-oral communication. The above cycle of irradiation was repeated for 4 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 4 days of laser therapy, a complete closure of antro-oral communication occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laser therapy can be recommended as an effective method of treatment in this type of complication following tooth extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grzesiak-Janas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*