Effect of Laser Therapy on the Osseointegration of Immediately Loaded Dental Implants in Patients under Vitamin C, Omega-3 and Calcium Therapy

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Faten Fawzy MikhailSherine Nasry

Abstract

The use of laser therapy in the biostimulation of bone repair has been growing steadily. This study aimed to evaluate the radio-densitometric effect of low-intensity laser therapy on the osseointegration of immediately loaded dental implants in patients under vitamin C, omega-3 and calcium therapy. A single implant was placed in the mandibular first molar region of twenty patients which were equally divided into two groups. In the non-laser group, the healing phase was left to progress spontaneously without any intervention, while in the laser group it was augmented with low-level laser therapy of wavelength 904 nm in contact mode, continuous wave, 20 mW output power and exposure time 30 sec with a dose 4.7 J/cm2. Patients in both groups were given vitamin C, calcium and omega-3 starting one month preoperatively. Postoperative digital panoramas were taken immediately after surgery, 1.5 months and 6 months postoperatively. Changes in bone density along the bone-implant interface at the mesial, distal and apical sides were assessed using the Digora software. Independent student t-test was used to compare means of variables between the laser and the non-laser group while repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare bone densities a...Continue Reading

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Nov 26, 2019·Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery·Leila GholamiReza Fekrazad

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