Effects of 660 nm & 808 nm photo-biomodulation on S100A8/A9 in symptomatic pulpitis: a randomized controlled trial.
Researchers compared how two wavelengths of light therapy (660 nm and 808 nm) affected inflammatory markers in blood and fluid samples from patients with painful tooth inflammation, finding numerical increases in the marker with both light treatments but no statistically significant differences between groups.
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