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Medico-Legal Update
Year : 2019, Volume : 19, Issue : 2
First page : ( 346) Last page : ( 348)
Print ISSN : 0971-720X. Online ISSN : 0974-1283.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-1283.2019.00201.9

Low level laser Therapy in Management of Oral Lichen Planus (OLP)

Alyassiri Ali Mihsen Hussein*

B.D.S, MSc. Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Babylon University, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Ali Mihsen Hussein Alyassiri. B.D.S, MSc. Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Babylon University, Iraq, E-mail: ali_mihsen@yahoo.com

Online published on 8 August, 2019.

Abstract

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic state of inflammatory condition with immunological behavior of unknown etiology, Laser application on different lesions has been suggested as new treatment modalities without significant adverse effects. Eighteen females subjected from OLP with mean age (37.9) years; without signs and symptoms for any medical diseases, these patients treated with low level laser (Epic X 10 diode laser for soft tissues). The symptoms of oral lichen planus can be treated by 630–980 nm low level lasers to reducing both the pain and mouth soreness with no adverse effects. The action of laser in this field by; convert the pro-inflammatory state to anti-inflammatory condition and progression in collage repair, cell proliferation and finally tissue regeneration.

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Keywords

Laser Therapy, OLP.

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