Overview
LLLT Hand piece with 5 plastic caps and clinical operational manual approved by Health Canada.
Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) uses specific wavelengths of light to interact with the tissue and is thought to help accelerate the healing process. It is recommended for patients who suffer from various chronic and acute conditions as it helps eliminate swelling, pain, lower spasms and increases functionality.
Cold lasers are hand-held devices often the size of a flashlight. Laser is focused on the injured region for about 30 seconds to some minutes, as per the medical condition being treated. During this time, the non-thermal photons of light that are emitted from the laser pass through the skins layers (the dermis, epidermis, and the subcutaneous tissue or tissue fat under the skin). This light can penetrate up to 2 to 5 centimeters below the skin at 90 mw and 830 nm.
Once the light energy passes through the layers of skin and reaches the target area, it is absorbed and interacts with the light sensitive elements in the cell. This process can be compared to photosynthesis in plants – sunlight is absorbed by plants, which is then converted to usable energy so that the plant can grow.
When cells absorb this light energy, it initiates a series of events in the cell that is theorized to eventually result in normalizing damaged or injured tissue, a reduction in pain, inflammation, edema and an overall reduction in healing time by increasing intracellular metabolism.
What can be treated?
- Stimulation of endorphins
- Reduction in the conduction of nerve fibers that carry pulpal pain (c-fibres)
- Stimulation of fibroblasts, osteoblasts and odontoblasts
- Increased circulation and lymphatic drainage help decrease the pain
- Analgesia of primary tooth restorations
- Treat dental infections
- Soft tissue lesions
