Phototherapy and Tailored Brushing Method. Personalized Oral Care in Patients with Facial and Dental Trauma. A Report of a Case

Abstract

(1) Background: Traumatic dental injuries are frequent in children and young adults. The facial structures involved in dental trauma may include soft tissues of the face and mouth, bone and dental structures. Dental trauma often results in augmented dental anxiety. Phototherapy can improve stress and pain control thereby improving compliance in young patients with the necessary dental treatments, after dental trauma has occurred. (2) Methods: Phototherapy was performed to enable soft tissue healing. The Tailored Brushing Method (TBM), a personalized approach for at-home oral hygiene procedures, was also utilized, with the aim of improving biofilm control in traumatized patients. (3) Results: The approach hereafter presented made it possible to obtain subjective control of anxiety and pain documented on a visual analog scale (VAS) due to the innovative use of photo-biomodulation. In addition, for the first time, the TBM was adapted to the needs of a patient with facial trauma and illustrated. (4) Conclusions: Phototherapy and TBM were found to be effective in the combined treatment of soft tissue wounds and in the oral care of the traumatized patient.

Management of transverse root fractures in dental trauma

“…[37][38][39] The reduction of pain and maximum compliance with the necessary therapies can be achieved through the use of a holistic medicine approach, as recently demonstrated using photobiomodulation, kinesiology taping, and the use of lactoferrin to implement bone regeneration processes. [40][41][42][43] On the other hand, the irreversibility of infectious phenomena, such as inflammatory resorption, despite endodontic treatment undertaken even a long time after the injury, emphasizes the importance of obtaining sterility of the root canal system as soon as possible. Sterility is essential to avoid triggering progressive inflammatory resorption or ankylosis, and the lack of healing between the apical and coronal fragments in cases of root fractures.…”

Treatment of Peri-Implant Mucositis with Standard of Care and Bioptron Hyperlight Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…All patients, at baseline and all times of follow-up, followed the D-BioTECH approach [12]. This approach allows visualization of the topography of the oral biofilm, with a triton plaque detector (GC TRI PLAQUE ID GEL, GC corporation, Tokyo, Japan) with red/pink colour for a recently formed bacterial biofilm; blue/purple colour for a mature bacterial biofilm over 48 h; and light blue/blue colour for high-risk areas where the bacteria were most active, highlighting their acidic ph.…”

“…In particular, Bioptron Hyperlight Therapy has been shown to be effective in microcirculation improvement, periodontal tissue regeneration, decrease in inflammation, and pain and stress relief, without any side-effects [9]. In fact, its use has been added to traditional clinical protocols of non-surgical periodontal therapy and recent clinical studies on adult chronic periodontitis; mucosal ulcerative lesions and orofacial trauma management showed a significant improvement in clinical parameters and a better patients' response to treatment [10][11][12]. Moreover, a randomized controlled trial on photobiomodulation as an adjunct to non-surgical mechanical debridement for peri-implantitis showed a significant reduction in modified plaque index (mPI), PD, and bleeding on probing, compared to mechanical debridement alone [13].…”

Assessment of the Remineralizing Potential of Biomimetic Materials on Early Artificial Caries Lesions after 28 Days: An In Vitro Study

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