Resumo

VALIENTE ZALDIVAR, CAROLINA J  e  GARRIGO ANDREU, MARÍA I. Láser blando en puntos de acupuntura para el tratamiento de enfermedades bucales. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 1997, vol.34, n.1, pp. 5-10. ISSN 1561-297X.

The soft or low energy laser radiation has a therapeutic use due to its photochemical effect that causes at the cellular level biochemical, bioenergetic and bioelectric reactions, which reduce pain and edema and stimulate tissue regeneration, according to the energetic depot made. Taking into account that the oriental traditional medicine considers that diseases result from an energetic unbalance in the injured zone, and consequently in the organism, energy stability in tried to be achieved by stimulating acupuncture points with needles, moxa, digital pressure, etc., and at present with laser (this technique is called laserpuncture). The therapeutical procedure for the utilization of soft laser on acupuncture points is presented, and recommendations with points of general action supporting this procedure are made.

Palavras-chave : MOUTH DISEASES [radiotherapy]; LASERS [therapeutic use]; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS.