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<journal-id>1029-3019</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[MEDISAN]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3019</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30192024000300002</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Terapia con láser de baja potencia en pacientes con pulpitis reversible]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Therapy with low power laser in patients with reversible pulpitis]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ferrer González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera Feria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia Belkis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz del Mazo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lizel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañete Revé]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonzo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30192024000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30192024000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30192024000300002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Son múltiples los tratamientos que existen para las urgencias estomatológicas, también se utilizan medios o instrumentos alternativos para ofrecer alivio o coadyuvar a los tratamientos convencionales, uno de estos instrumentos es la terapia láser.  Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad del láser de baja potencia, combinado con tratamiento medicamentoso en la pulpitis transitoria.  Métodos:  La población de estudio estuvo conformada por 40 pacientes que acudieron al Servicio de Estomatología del Hospital General Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, de marzo de 2021 a marzo del 2022; los cuales se dividieron en grupo de estudio y grupo control. Al primero se le realizó tratamiento convencional combinado con la terapia por láser y al segundo, solo tratamiento convencional.  Resultados:  Se observó un predominio del sexo femenino (60,0 %), mientras que las edades más frecuentes fueron de 19 a 59 años, donde se agrupó 87,5 % de los pacientes. Los molares fueron los más afectados (42,5 %) en el grupo estudio, 90,0 % de los pacientes tuvo remisión de los síntomas a los 7 días, lo que muestra una mayor efectividad que el grupo estudio.  Conclusiones:  El láser constituyó una opción terapéutica más efectiva debido a sus efectos antinflamatorios y analgésico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  There are multiple treatments for the stomatologic emergencies, means or alternative instruments are also used to offer relief or contribute to the conventional treatments, and one of these instruments is laser therapy.  Objective:  To evaluate the effectiveness of low power laser, combined with drug treatment in transitory pulpitis.  Methods: The study population was constituted by 40 patients that went to the Stomatology Service of Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from March, 2021 to March, 2022; which were divided into study group and group control. The first group received conventional treatment combined with laser therapy and the second group, only received conventional treatment.  Results:  There was a prevalence of the female sex (60.0 %), while the most frequent ages were 19 to 59, where 87.5% of the patients were grouped. Molars were the most affected (42.5 %) in the study group, 90.0 % of the patients got into remission 7 days later, what shows a higher effectiveness than the group study.  Conclusions:  Laser constituted a more effective therapeutic option due to its antinflammatory and analgesic effects.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pulpitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[terapia por luz de baja intensidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medicina oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[odontología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pulpitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[low-level light therapy laser therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[oral medicine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dentistry]]></kwd>
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