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All patients from the Laser group received laser applications (continuous wave of 0.353\u2009W\/cm\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    , 27\u2009J in 270\u2009sec per session) on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 14, 21, and 28 after surgery. Neurosensory disturbance was evaluated with five tests: Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and sensitivity, sensitivity threshold test, two-point discrimination, and thermal discrimination. All tests were performed before (24\u2009h before surgery) and after surgery (24\u2009h, 28 days, 60 days, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, more than 2 years). Participants and evaluator were blinded to intervention. Variables were described with absolute frequencies, percentages, and medians. Ordinal and dichotomous variables were compared with Mann\u2013Whitney's and Fisher's tests, respectively.\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Results:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Clinical improvement was observed during the follow-up period for the Laser group; general VAS for sensitivity was normal in 11 participants from the Laser group at 2 years postsurgery (40.74%), while no participants from the Sham group achieved this (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0341). Twenty-three participants recovered initial values for two-point discrimination (69.7%) after 2 years of follow-up (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0025) as well as sensitivity threshold test. General VAS for pain was normal in 31 patients from the Laser group after 2 years of follow-up (93.94%,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.0254).\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusions:<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Photobiomodulation was effective for neurosensory recovery on sample studied.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/pho.2017.4312","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,10,12]],"date-time":"2017-10-12T09:50:18Z","timestamp":1507801818000},"page":"3-9","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Laser Biophotomodulation in Patients with Neurosensory Disturbance of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve After Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Daniela","family":"Guarini","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benjam\u00edn","family":"Gracia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valeria","family":"Ram\u00edrez-Lobos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]},{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alfredo","family":"Noguera-Pantoja","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Sol\u00e9-Ventura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad de Los Andes","place":["Chile"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","first-page":"14","article-title":"Sagittal split ramus osteotomy of the mandible in orthognathic surgery","volume":"26","author":"Rojas LAQ","year":"2004","unstructured":"Rojas LAQ. 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