| Literature DB >> 3245796 |
S Mezawa1, K Iwata, K Naito, H Kamogawa.
Abstract
These effects were studied by recording single-fibre discharges in the lingual nerve. A total of 11 heat nociceptors were tested and of these 60 per cent decreased their firing frequency following soft-laser (GaA1As semiconductor laser) irradiation for 1 min; firing frequency was decreased in all the nociceptors studied following irradiation for 3 to 10 min. The reduction in firing rate was similar between 5 and 10 min after irradiation suggesting the effect reached a plateau within this time. These findings suggest that soft-laser irradiation might have an analgesic effect on tongue pain.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3245796 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(88)90125-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Oral Biol ISSN: 0003-9969 Impact factor: 2.633