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SynthesisAustralian endodontic journal : the journal of the Australian Society of Endodontology Inc2026

Analgesic Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy for Postoperative Endodontic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Gabriela Bonacina, Rafael Chies Hartmann, Maximiliano Schünke Gomes, Daiana Elisabeth Böttcher

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Synthesis in Australian endodontic journal : the journal of the Australian Society of Endodontology Inc, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gabriela BonacinaGraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Rafael Chies HartmannGraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Maximiliano Schünke GomesGraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Daiana Elisabeth BöttcherGraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6158-8384

Funding

Coordination for Funding and Support of Tertiary Education (CAPES), Brazil, Finance Code 0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review analysed the analgesic efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) compared to conventional drug therapy and placebo for postoperative pain in endodontics. PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, Virtual Health Library, Embase and Open Gray were searched. Clinical trials assessing pain intensity were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2.0 tool. Nine studies were included, five classified as having low risk of bias. Eight studies demonstrated that LLLT was more effective in modulating postoperative pain compared to control interventions. Meta-analysis of five studies (I

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Low-Level Light TherapyPostoperative PainRoot Canal TherapyHumansPain MeasurementTreatment Outcomeclinicalendodonticslow level laser therapynonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugspostoperative pain

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PMID41492762
PMCPMC13051047

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