Table 3. VAS scores and salivary cortisol levels before and after LLLT.
| VAS scores before LLLT (median (range)) |
VAS scores after LLLT (median (range)) |
P* | Salivary cortisol level before LLLT (median (range)µg/dL) |
Salivary cortisol level after LLLT (median (range)µg/dL) |
P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser probe turned on | 5.5 (4-9) | 4 (3-7) | <0.05 | 0.377 (0.198-1.333) | 0.305 (0.122-0.831) | <0.05 |
| Laser probe turned off | 5 (0-8) | 3 (1.5-6.5) | <0.05 | 0.313 (0.137-0.85) | 0.222 (0.122-0.498) | <0.05 |
* Wilcoxon signed rank test