Question · asked by 1 review
Low‐level laser therapy vs Placebo (sham) laser therapy: Quality of life
- 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
- Quality of life
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Current versions only| 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 Quality of life · 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 studies reported on quality of life ...'. Not reported by the included laser trials. | 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 |
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