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The pharmacological treatment used for oral lichen planus lesions has limitations. The present review sought to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment of oral lichen planus lesions by means of the low-power laser, pointed out as a promising alternative. A search in the PubMed/MEDLINE databases, Google Scholar, and Scielo was performed applying the descriptors "Oral Lichen Planus," "Low Power Laser," and "Laser Therapy" with a filter for publications of the last 10 years. The following exclusion criteria were adopted: literature reviews; systematic reviews, high power laser; and studies involving other oral injuries. Thirteen articles were used in the present study. The treatment of the oral lichen planus through the low-power laser, causes pain reduction (evaluated through the visual analog). Response rate assessment methods indicated significant reduction of scores in the groups that received laser therapy treatment. Clinical data, scored according to the Thongprasom scale, showed significant decrease in the score after treatment. Evaluation of psychological factors through Beck's anxiety scale also pointed at significant improvements. Laser therapy is more effective in relation to the treatment with corticosteroids and can be used as a new mode of treatment of oral lichen injuries or as an adjuvant in treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to evaluate the postoperative effects of kinesiotherapy (KT) on pain control and swelling for third molar tooth removal through a systematic review and meta-analysis. The systematic review (SR) was conducted in the following electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, SciELO, Web of Science, LILACS, IEEE Xplore, OpenGrey, and Open Access Thesis and Dissertations using the PICOT strategy to answer the question: "Does the use of kinesiotapes change pain and postoperative edema in patients undergoing extraction of third molars?" Treatment effects were defined as a standardized mean difference (SMD), and 95% CI were established. The GRADE tool was used to assess the quality of SR evidence. For the meta-analysis, 6 studies were included. In our study, we observed the effectiveness of KT for edema control in the initial postoperative period (SMD = −0.88, 95% CI, −1.41 to −0.35, P =.001). The initial postoperative pain control showed advantages of using kinesiotape with a statistically significant difference (SMD = −1.55, 95% CI, −2.05 to −1.05, P <.001). KT can be an important third molar postoperative adjunctive treatment to slightly reduce pain and moderately reduce edema. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To evaluate the effect of oral lesions on quality of life, using the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Scale questionnaire, and to perform a clinical analysis of oral impairment in lesions identified in patients with oral manifestations of dermatologic diseases. This is a prospective longitudinal clinical trial using a convenience sample. Patients seen at the oral diagnosis sector who presented oral manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris and oral lichen planus (OLP), diagnosed histopathologically, were recruited. Five patients were treated, with the most prevalent diseases being OLP (4 cases) and pemphigus vulgaris (1 case). Greater prevalence among middle-aged females was noted. Of patients with OLP, half reported painful symptoms, and in the assessment of quality of life, they had average scores for overall quality of life and general health perception in the environmental and psychological domains when compared to those without painful symptoms. Oral manifestations have an effect on patients' quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluate the reproducibility and reliability of a Cefbot-AI software in the identification of cephalometric points in lateral cephalometric radiographs. Thirty lateral cephalometric radiographs obtained with Orthophos XG5/Ceph (Dentsply Sirona, Pennsylvania) were selected, and 19 cephalometric points were marked on each radiograph by a control (ECont) and a calibrated (ECal) examiner and by the Cefbot-AI software (RadioMemory, Belo Horizonte, Brazil). Reliability was assessed by a new analysis of the radiographs 15 days after the first record. Statistical significance was set at P <.05. Excellent reliability was observed in the landmarks of all examiners, as well as in those made by Cefbot-AI (mean intraclass correlation coefficient >0.93). As for reproducibility, comparisons between the performance of ECont and ECal revealed some cephalometric points with a statistically significant difference on the x -axis, namely, S (P =.048), Po (P <.001), and ENA (P =.013). ECont and Cefbot revealed only 1 point, Or (P =.010), with a statistically significant difference on the x -axis. No statistically significant differences were found on the y -axis. Excellent reliability and good reproducibility of Cefbot-AI was observed, suggesting that Cefbot is an excellent auxiliary tool for cephalometric analysis but still dependent on professional assessment for clinical use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]