Question · asked by 1 review
Low‐level laser therapy vs Placebo (sham) laser therapy: Patient satisfaction
- Population
- Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve
- Intervention
- Low‐level laser therapy
- Comparison
- Placebo (sham) laser therapy
- Outcome
- Patient satisfaction
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Low-level laser therapy (photon-plus GaAlAs diode laser; 70 mW output, continuous 820 nm) vs Placebo (sham) laser therapy Patient satisfaction · Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual… The review found no eligible studies for this question. Interventions for iatrogenic inferior alveolar and lingual nerve injury (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes | Results: no included study reported quality of life or patient satisfaction. In PUB2 patient satisfaction is merged with quality of life as 'quality of life/patient satisfaction'. | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for iatrogenic inferior alveolar and lingual nerve injury 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2013-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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