Low-level laser treatment applied at auriculotherapy points to reduce postoperative pain in third molar surgery: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study

Hélio Sampaio-Filho; Sandra Kalil Bussadori; Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves; Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva; Maria Cristina Borsatto; Isabel Peixoto Tortamano; Priscila Larcher Longo; Christiane Pavani; Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes; Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari; Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0197989

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Low-level laser treatment applied at auriculotherapy points to reduce postoperative pain in third molar surgery: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study

Hélio Sampaio-Filho ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Sandra Kalil Bussadori ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Maria Cristina Borsatto ,

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Odontopediatrics Clinic, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Isabel Peixoto Tortamano ,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Estomatology, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Priscila Larcher Longo ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Christiane Pavani ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: annacrth@gmail.com

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-9064

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Low-level laser treatment applied at auriculotherapy points to reduce postoperative pain in third molar surgery: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study

Hélio Sampaio-Filho,
Sandra Kalil Bussadori,
Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves,
Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva,
Maria Cristina Borsatto,
Isabel Peixoto Tortamano,
Priscila Larcher Longo,
Christiane Pavani,
Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes,
Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari

Published: June 19, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197989

About the Authors

Hélio Sampaio-Filho

Contributed equally to this work with: Hélio Sampaio-Filho, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva, Christiane Pavani, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Sandra Kalil Bussadori

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Maria Cristina Borsatto

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Odontopediatrics Clinic, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Isabel Peixoto Tortamano

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Estomatology, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Priscila Larcher Longo

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Christiane Pavani

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: annacrth@gmail.com

Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-9064

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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