Sr Editor. El maltrato infantil es un problema mundial con graves consecuencias que pueden durar toda la vida. La OMS lo define como: “los abusos y la desatención de que son objeto los menores de 18 años, e incluye todos los tipos de maltrato físico o psicológico, abuso sexual, desatención, negligencia y explotación comercial o de otro tipo que causen o puedan causar un daño a la salud, desarrollo o dignidad del niño, o poner en peligro su supervivencia, en el contexto de una relación de responsabilidad, confianza o poder” 1.

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (minor, major or herpetic) is one of the most frequent bucodental diseases, of multifactorial etiology and with genetic predisposition. The diagnosis of this pathology is clinical, and based on the clinical history it can be discriminated with other ulcerative pathologies. Low power laser therapy (LLLT) is proposed as a non-invasive treatment, acting as a cellular photo modulator, which reduces pain, inflammation, and stimulating tissue regeneration, preventing damage. This article reports an 11-year-old boy with a 4-month-old painful wound on the posterior edge of the tongue that appeared after a bite, in which clinical examination revealed a yellowish lesion with reddened areas, surrounded by a whitish halo with rounded edges. LLLT was used for the treatment, after one week the pain decreased, the patient started to eat properly, after 15 days a reduction ...