NUMERO: #20220152

Título: LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY FOR XEROSTOMIA IN A PATIENT WITH SJOGREN'S SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

Nome do Apresentador: Joao Pedro Santos NASCIMENTO

Categoria do Trabalho: Apresentação Oral de Pôster de (Série de) Casos Clínicos (PCC)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: A 58-year-old woman presenting xerostomia was diagnosed with sjögren´s syndrome at our service. Low-lever laser therapy (LLLT - 100mW) was used to irradiate the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, once a week, for 15 weeks. Each irradiation point received a dose of 2 J/cm2. The salivary flow rate was measured and a questionnaire for xerostomia were applied before LLLT (0.58mL/min), after 10 sessions (0.62 mL/min), after 15 sessions (0.65 mL/min) after 1 month from the end of treatment (0.25 mL/min), and then after 5 months (0.23 mL/min). Increase of salivary flow and the dry mouth symptoms improved during LLLT. However, after therapy stopped, she reported that her mouth was not moistened as when she was during LLLT. This case shows a beneficial effect of LLLT on salivary gland function, alleviating the symptoms and influence on patient' quality of life although they are not permanents.

Autor 1:  Joao Pedro Santos NASCIMENTO

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Autor 2:   Mariela Dutra Gontijo de MOURA

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Autor 3 :  Laura Cascão LOPES

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Autor 4:  Mariana Silveira SOUZA

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Autor 5:  Anna Carolina Machado VIEIRA

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Autor 6:  Rodrigo Villamarim SOARES

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Autor 7:  Soraya de Mattos Camargo GROSSMANN

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