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Patients affected by BRONJ present wide areas of exposed necrotic bone, particularly after surgical oral procedures. The main symptom is pain that is poorly controlled by common analgesic drugs. Recently, many studies have pointed to the beneficial effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in pain reduction for many pathological conditions. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether LLLT could be helpful in managing BRONJ by reducing the problems associated with this condition and the use of analgesic drugs.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Methods:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Twelve patients affected by BRONJ were monitored at the Complex Operative Unit of Oral Pathology. Among these patients, only seven referred to pain in necrotic areas and were recruited for LLLT. Laser applications were performed with a double diode laser simultaneously emitting at two different wavelengths (\u03bb\u2009=\u2009650\u2009nm and \u03bb\u2009=\u2009904\u2013910\u2009nm, spot size\u2009=\u20098\u2009mm). All of the patients were irradiated with a fluence of 0.053\u2009J\/cm\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    for 15\u2009min five times over a period of 2 weeks, in a non-contact mode, \u223c1\u2009mm from the pathologic area. The patient's maximum and minimum pain was recorded using a numeric rating scale (NRS) evaluation before and after the treatment. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Six patients showed significant pain reduction, and only one patient indicated a worsening of the symptoms, which was probably related to a reinfection of the BRONJ site, which occurred during the study. A statistically significant difference (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05) was found between the NRS rates before and after the protocol.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    This pilot study suggests that LLLT may be a valid technique to support the treatment of BRONJ-related pain, even though the low number of cases in this study does not permit any conclusive consideration.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/pho.2010.2835","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,1,16]],"date-time":"2011-01-16T13:08:12Z","timestamp":1295183292000},"page":"447-452","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":67,"title":["Observation of Pain Control in Patients with Bisphosphonate-Induced Osteonecrosis Using Low Level Laser Therapy: Preliminary Results"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Umberto","family":"Romeo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandros","family":"Galanakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christos","family":"Marias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alessandro Del","family":"Vecchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gianluca","family":"Tenore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gaspare","family":"Palaia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paolo","family":"Vescovi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Parma","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonella","family":"Polimeni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cSapienza\u201d University of Rome","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","first-page":"1238","article-title":"Pamidronate (Aredia) and zoledronate (Zometa) induced avascular necrosis of the jaws: a growing epidemic","volume":"61","author":"Marx R.E.","year":"2003","unstructured":"Marx R.E. 2003. 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