[Low level laser therapy in inflammatory and infectious oral diseases].
OBJECTIVE
Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is an increasingly studied technique. The authors of a meta-analysis published in 2012 had already confirmed the effectiveness of LLLT for radio-induced mucitis. Our purpose was to check its indication for similar pathologies.


METHODS
The articles were selected with the PubMed engine. The selected terms were "Low Level Laser Therapy", "oral surgery", "oral infection", "oral inflammation", "oral mucosal lesions", "oral mucosal disease", "stomatitis", "aphtous", "Herpes", "oral lichen planus", and "oral ulceration". The analysis was made on the following criteria: assessment criteria, methodological quality, and bias. We estimated the level of proof according to Sackett's modified score.


RESULTS
Six articles were selected. Two focused on the effectiveness of LLLT for Herpes simplex virus 1 oral symptoms. Two focused on the effectiveness of LLLT for oral lichen planus. One focused on the effectiveness of LLLT for recurrent aphthous stomatitis. The last one focused on the usefulness of LLLT to control stomatitis pain in the hand-foot-and-mouth disease.


CONCLUSIONS
All the selected studies were assessed with a Sackett's score of IV. No study presented the required quality standards to recommend the treatment of LLLT for the selected indications.
Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France. Electronic address: charlesvictorandre@gmail.com.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
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Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, CHU-hôpital Henri-Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France.
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D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Infection orale; Inflammation orale; Laser basse puissance; Low Level Laser Therapy; Oral infection; Oral inflammation