1988 Volume 34 Issue 8 Pages 1632-1637
A patient with recurrent oral aphthae due to Belnet's disease was successfully treated with soft laser (He-Ne) irradiation. Oral symptoms that poorly responded to steroid therapy were clearly alleviated by 5-minute exposure to continuous soft laser wave. The surface of the ulcer was covered by a pseudomembrance material immediately after irradiation and spontaneous pain was gradually relieved. The number of ulcers decreased markedly 2-4 days after irradiation with only a few lesions remaining in the buccal and lingual mucosa. From these results, we recommend soft laser irradiation as a symptomatic treatment of painful ulcers.
