title: Low level laser effect after micro-marsupialization technique in treating ranulas and mucoceles: a case series report.
abstract: The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the influence of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in alleviating pain caused by micro-marsupialization and the healing of oral ranulas and selected mucoceles. Eleven patients underwent micro-marsupialization treatment associated with LLLT. The patients were irradiated with a 660-nm continuous wave from an indium-gallium-arsenide-phosphorous (InGaAsP) diode laser, at 100 mW, with a spot size on the tissue surface of 0.0283 cm(2) (irradiance = 3.53 W/cm(2)). Irradiation was carried out immediately following micro-marsupialization treatment, as well as at 24, 48, and 72 h post-micro-marsupialization. All treated oral ranulas and selected mucoceles presented clinical healing. No evidence of recurrence could be identified during a mean of 11.0-month follow-up period. The use of InGaAsP diode lasers, within the parameters tested, appears to present a good alternative treatment to reduce pain and heal oral ranulas and selected mucoceles associated with micro-marsupialization.
authors: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. marciobrunoamaral@yahoo.com.br
authors: Márcio Bruno Figueiredo
authors: MB
authors: Amaral
authors: Isabel Zanforlin
authors: IZ
authors: Freitas
authors: Hermes
authors: H
authors: Pretel
authors: Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães
authors: MH
authors: Abreu
authors: Ricardo Alves
authors: RA
authors: Mesquita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D011900:Ranula / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000528:radiation effects; D055815:Young Adult