The clinical effectiveness of the combined method of rehabilitation of patients after dental surgery is kinesiotaping and low-intensity infrared laser therapy

Abstract

In modern dental surgery, various methods for patient rehabilitation are used, including non-medication (physiotherapy) approaches. It has been proved that kinesio taping and low-intensity laser treatment have a significant impact on pain syndrome severity and postoperative edema following dental surgeries. However, there is a lack of data on combining these treatments and their effectiveness in patient rehabilitation. Objective — to improve patient rehabilitation using a combined approach of kinesio taping and infrared laser therapy after dental surgeries.
Materials and methods.
The study included 63 patients with symmetrical, equal-volume elective surgical procedures in the oral cavity. The groups of patients were formed depending on the rehabilitation method: low-intensity laser therapy (group I), kinesiotaping (group II) or a combined technique with the use of laser therapy and kinesiotaping (group III). The main clinical indicators were evaluated: pain using a visual analog scale and postoperative collateral edema using regional bioimpedance measurement.
Results.
The severity of pain syndrome in group III was 2.81, 1.43, and 0.67 points on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after surgery. The impedance measurements decreased by 7.7, 9.2, and 4.2% on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th days, respectively. In group I, the severity of pain syndrome was 3.10, 2.48, and 0.81 points on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after surgery. During the same period, the impedance measurements decreased by 10.1, 11.7, and 5.2%, respectively. In group II, the severity of pain decreased from 3.05 points on day 1 to 2.57 and 0.86 points on days 3 and 7, respectively. During the same period, the impedance measurements decreased by 7.6, 10.8 and 4.3%.
Conclusions.
The use of kinesiotaping and laser therapy can reduce the severity of pain.