Low-level-laser therapy as an alternative treatment for primary herpes simplex infection: a case report

J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2007 Summer;31(4):225-8. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.31.4.yl4178275423171p.

Abstract

Gingivostomatitis is the most common primary and symptomatic clinical manifestation of HSV-1 infection. Painful oral lesions appear as ulcerative erosions on the gingiva, palate, buccal mucosa, and tongue, leading to eating and drinking difficulties with an evolution between 10-14 days. This paper describes a case of a 19-month-old boy with severe painful Gingivostomatitis lesions. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) was used with an immediate outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lasers, Semiconductor / therapeutic use
  • Lip Diseases / radiotherapy
  • Lip Diseases / virology
  • Low-Level Light Therapy / methods*
  • Male
  • Oral Ulcer / radiotherapy
  • Oral Ulcer / virology
  • Stomatitis, Herpetic / radiotherapy*
  • Tongue Diseases / radiotherapy
  • Tongue Diseases / virology
  • Treatment Outcome