Is Low-Level Laser Therapy Effective for Complications of Mandibular Third Molar Surgery? A Literature Review

Abstract

<strong>Background and aim:</strong> Wisdom tooth surgery, as one of the most routine surgeries, has various complications and difficulties for which there is no comprehensive remedy that can compromise all the side effects.<br /> <strong>Materials and methods:</strong> Low-level laser therapy is a recently recommended method with inconsistent results in different studies done past few decades, but it can be the treatment of choice. By a strategic search of keywords in PUBMED, MEDLINE, and GOOGLE SCHOLAR, 72 articles were explored.<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> Seventeen randomized clinical trials and preliminary articles were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, such as the coordination of articles with the concept, full-text availability, and clinical trials. (application of laser in fields other than surgery is an exclusion criterion) The data were sorted as four tables after perusal of all the pick-up papers.<br /> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Through different sketching of studies and laser applications used, other outcomes are justifiable and reasonable.