An italian multicenter triple-blind randomized controlled trial on photobiomodulation after third molar extraction (BIOSTOTT). A study of italian society for laser in dentistry (SILO).

Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal · 2026 · PMC12983389 · PMID 41273744

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did not reach statistical significancep=0.148not close (p > 0.1)

Although mean pain scores in the PBM group were consistently lower, these differences did not reach statistical significance (e.g., day 0: p=0.148; day 3: p=0.218).

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