The evaluation of healing effect of low-level laser treatment following gingivectomy

Background Lasers have been investigated as an alternative or adjunctive tool to conventional procedures commonly used in periodontology. The application of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in dentistry was proposed to provide minimally invasive and painless treatment as well as increasing the comfort...

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Published inBeni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Madi, Marwa, Mahmoud, Maha M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2020
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Analysis
Dentistry
Fibroblasts
Gingivectomy
Healing
Inflammation
Lasers
Lasers in surgery
Low-level laser
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Pain
Patients
Periodontics
Semiconductor lasers
Surgery
Visual observation
Wound healing
Low-level laser
Healing
Gingivectomy
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Summary:Background Lasers have been investigated as an alternative or adjunctive tool to conventional procedures commonly used in periodontology. The application of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in dentistry was proposed to provide minimally invasive and painless treatment as well as increasing the comfort for the patient following surgery. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of LLLT on healing following gingivectomy. Methods Twenty patients with inflammatory gingival enlargement on their maxillary or mandibular anterior region were included in this study. Patients were divided randomly into two groups (test group consist of ten patients) after gingivectomy a diode laser (660 nm) was applied to the wound area immediately post-surgery, 3 and 5 days post-surgery. The control group (ten patients) did not receive laser irradiation. Healing was evaluated clinically using healing score and visual analogue scale (VAS). Results The laser-treated group had significant improvement regarding the healing score at 5, 7, and 14 days p.s., and significant improvement in visual analogue scale (VAS) score was observed at day 3, 5, and 7 p.s., than the control group. Conclusion LLLT can be used as an effective adjunctive treatment following gingivectomy procedure to promote healing and decrease patients’ discomfort.
ISSN:2314-8543
2314-8535
2314-8543
DOI:10.1186/s43088-020-00053-z