Simões Alyne, Platero Maira Duque, Campos Luana, Aranha Ana Cecília, Eduardo Carlos de Paula, Nicolau José
Oral Biology Research Center, Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Spec Care Dentist. 2009 May-June;29(3):134-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00078.x.
This clinical case study reports on dry mouth symptoms in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) who was treated with laser phototherapy (LPT). A 60-year-old woman diagnosed with SS was referred to the laboratory for lasers in dentistry to treat her severe xerostomia. A diode laser (780 nm, 3.8 J/cm2, 15 mW) was used to irradiate the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, three times per week, for a period of 8 months. The salivary flow rate and xerostomia symptoms were measured before, during, and after LPT. Dry mouth symptoms improved during LPT. After LPT, the parotid salivary gland pain and swelling were no longer present. Treatment with LPT was an effective method to improve the quality of life of this patient with SS.
本临床病例研究报告了一名接受激光光疗（LPT）治疗的干燥综合征（SS）患者的口干症状。一名被诊断为SS的60岁女性被转介到牙科激光实验室，以治疗其严重的口干症。使用二极管激光（780纳米，3.8焦耳/平方厘米，15毫瓦）每周三次照射腮腺、颌下腺和舌下腺，持续8个月。在LPT治疗前、治疗期间和治疗后测量唾液流速和口干症状。LPT治疗期间口干症状有所改善。LPT治疗后，腮腺疼痛和肿胀消失。LPT治疗是改善该SS患者生活质量的有效方法。
