Infrared thermal analysis of the masseter region after irradiation with led low level laser – clinical study

Authors

  • Carina Mendes Balestra UNIVAP
  • Jorge Luiz Reis de Oliveira UNIVAP
  • Renata Amadei Nicolau UNIVAP
  • Rodrigo Silveira de Sales Dias UNIVAP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conscientiaesaude/2011/v10n1/2415

Keywords:

Lasers, Light, Microcirculation, Skin temperature, Thermography.

Abstract

Introduction: According to some studies, therapy with low-intensity laser can promote changes in peripheral microcirculation. Objective: The aim is, through this study to analyze the facial temperature after being subjected to irradiation with laser and LED. Methods: Nine volunteers, mean age 28 years, received radiation laser (660 nm, 30 mW, 7.5 J/cm2, 10 seconds) or LED (640 ± 20 nm, 30 mW, 4 J/cm2, 20 seconds). Results: The contralateral (control) of therapy showed no significant differences in post-irradiation. Conclusion: The results suggest that, at the dose tested, there were no systemic effects on the surface temperature postirradiation. Therapies with the parameters used (test) for the laser did not cause significant difference in local surface temperature, however, the LED may have a modulatory effect of peripheral temperature within 5 minutes after irradiation, which could aid in the postoperative period, but requires further studies.

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Author Biographies

Carina Mendes Balestra, UNIVAP

Graduada no curso de Odontologia - UNIVAP (Universidade Vale do Paraíba) - São José dos Campos - SP

Jorge Luiz Reis de Oliveira, UNIVAP

Cirurgião-Dentista graduado pela UNIVAP - São José dos Campos, SP Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica - UNIVAP - São José dos Campos, SP

Renata Amadei Nicolau, UNIVAP

Cirurgiã-Dentista, Doutora em Engenharia Biomédica - UNIVAP - São José dos Campos, SP Coordenadora e Professora do curso de Odontologia da UNIVAP (Universidade Vale do Paraíba) - São José dos Campos, SP

Rodrigo Silveira de Sales Dias, UNIVAP

Fisioterapeuta - graduado pela UCP (Universidade Católica de Petrópolis) Mestrando em Engenharia Biomédica - UNIVAP - São José dos Campos, SP

Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Balestra CM, Oliveira JLR de, Nicolau RA, Dias RS de S. Infrared thermal analysis of the masseter region after irradiation with led low level laser – clinical study. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 8];10(1):17-22. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2415

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Section

Basic Sciences