Red Light and Dental Health

Red Light and Dental Health

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We’ve discussed the benefits of red light in this newsletter before.

There are potentially a lot of red light therapy benefits.  

These benefits include increased metabolism, increased testosterone, improved skin, and improved mood.

And when used correctly, red light does not appear to have any side effects.

At the very least, red light is very safe.  

At best, it has great potential to improve all sort of areas of your health.

One of the areas studied is that of dental health.  

And the research on how to use light therapy for dental health is very promising.

In this study, researchers recruited patients with very sensitive teeth.

If you’ve ever felt tooth pain from eating ice cream or drinking hot coffee, then you know what these subjects experienced.

This study had 16 total subjects sorted into four randomized groups.
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The first group received a dental desensitizer proven to work in other studies.

Then the second group received red light from a laser.

And then the third group received distilled water as a placebo.  

The fourth group also acted as a placebo.

The treatment they received was an inactive laser. 

And then the researchers tallied up the results, which you can see in this chart.

Neither placebo group experienced any noticeable change.

However, the group that received red light therapy experienced as much relief from tooth pain as the proven dental desensitizer.

Not only was red light effective at treating tooth pain, but it also worked very quickly.  

Patients felt significant relief after a single day and single treatment.

After a week, the red light therapy results for their tooth sensitivity continued to improve until it was much lower.

The only issue the study found is that patients needed more sessions for light therapy than the desensitizer.  

Patients received the red light in six sessions over the week.  

The group that received the dental desensitizer received only a single session.

But red light is easily applied at home if you have an appropriate light.

This study used visible red light from a laser — but LED lights should work just as well.  

If you look for a red light device, look for something in the visible red spectrum.  

The light will have a wavelength of 600-700 nm listed on the box.

You’ll have a range of choices in what type of light to get.

You can get one that is powerful enough to get through the skin on your cheek. or you can just shine the light into your open mouth.

Or, you can just shine the light into your open mouth.

If if you use red light in addition to brushing and flossing, it will likely have even more benefits.

And if you have extreme tooth pain or a more serious dental issue than simple sensitivity, you should consult with a qualified dentist.

 

 


Matt Cook is editor-in-chief of Daily Medical Discoveries. Matt has been a full time health researcher for 26 years. ABC News interviewed Matt on sexual health issues not long ago. Matt is widely quoted on over 1,000,000 websites. He has over 300,000 daily newsletter readers. Daily Medical Discoveries finds hidden, buried or ignored medical studies through the lens of 100 years of proven science. Matt heads up the editorial team of scientists and health researchers. Each discovery is based upon primary studies from peer reviewed science sources following the Daily Medical Discoveries 7 Step Process to ensure accuracy.
Comparative effects of toothpaste brushing and toothpaste rinsing on salivary bacterial counts. 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2145417 

Low-level laser therapy of dentin hypersensitivity: a short-term clinical trial. 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20589404 
 

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