Case Study] Photobiomodulation (PBMT) and Its Interface with Sleep Dentistry: Clinical Case Report

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate and raise the therapeutic hypothesis of the use Photobiomodulation (PBMT) as a complementary therapy in patients with sleep disorder (SD) in a broad approach involving other pathologies superimposed on this pathology. METHODS: This is a clinical case report of a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) complaining of sleep disorder. The proposed treatment is the use of photobiomodulation (PBMT) with intraoral application using an innovative dosimetry. SD was assessed using an adapted analogue scale. RESULTS: In the evaluation performed after the last session, there was an improvement in the sleep disorder compared to the pre-treatment evaluation. However, one month after the end of the treatment, it was observed that the quality of sleep remained practically the same. CONCLUSION: The results of the present study suggest that photobiomodulation could become a new therapeutic perspective for the treatment of sleep disorders (SD). However, controlled, and randomized clinical studies must be carried out to strengthen and confirm the evidence observed in this case report.