METHOD OF TREATING PERIODONTAL DISEASES Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61N2/04 A61N5/06 A61N5/67 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: involved sites are coated with Geleophor Photosensitiser Gel. The gel is washed away then, and the sites are exposed to laser light. The exposure additionally covers preauricular, mandibular and submental lymph nodes from both sides for 2-3 min per each field; the therapeutic course is 3-4 procedures. That is followed by an electric stimulation with bipolar pulse currents covering an orbicular muscle of mouth and anterior bellies of the digastric muscle. The exposure also covers a superior thoracic spine within a trapezius muscle. A current intensity is 5-20 mA; a pulse train and interpulse time are of 2 s each; an exposure length is 10-20 min; the therapeutic course is 8-12 procedures either daily, or every second day, depending on the patient's state.

EFFECT: higher clinical effectiveness ensured by improving the peripheral immunity, as well as activating the sympathetic system.

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