title: Low-level-laser therapy as an alternative treatment for primary herpes simplex infection: a case report.
abstract: Gingivostomatitis is the most common primary and symptomatic clinical manifestation of HSV-1 infection. Painful oral lesions appear as ulcerative erosions on the gingiva, palate, buccal mucosa, and tongue, leading to eating and drinking difficulties with an evolution between 10-14 days. This paper describes a case of a 19-month-old boy with severe painful Gingivostomatitis lesions. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) was used with an immediate outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marquezan
authors.forename: Daniella Ferraz
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Cerqueira
authors.forename: Bruno Lopes D A
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Maria Salete Nahás Pires
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Corrêa
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000821:virology; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000821:virology; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome