ReviewLasers in medical science2010
Laser phototherapy in the treatment of periodontal disease. A review.
Review in Lasers in medical science, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03757260 (The Efficacy of Adjunctive Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Residual Pockets in Previously Surgically Treated Teeth), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The Efficacy of Adjunctive Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Residual Pockets in Previously Surgically Treated Teeth: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comprehensive Effects of Photobiomodulation Therapy as an Adjunct to Post-orthodontic Treatment Care: A Systematic Review.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2021Pooled it
- Photonic Therapy in Periodontal Diseases an Overview with Appraisal of the Literature and Reasoned Treatment Recommendations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Is Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Effective as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis? A Systematic Review.Biomolecules · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of diode low-level lasers on fibroblasts derived from human periodontal tissue: a systematic review of in vitro studies.Lasers in medical science · 2016Pooled it
- Low-level laser therapy in the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers: a systematic review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2015Pooled it
- Effectiveness of diode laser as adjunctive therapy to scaling root planning in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2013Pooled it
- Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2013Pooled it
- Adjunctive use of laser biostimulation with nonsurgical periodontal therapy: a split-mouth, randomized, case-control study in diabetic and nondiabetic periodontitis patients.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Trial
- Evaluating the effect of photobiomodulation with a 940-nm diode laser on post-operative pain in periodontal flap surgery.Lasers in medical science · 2018Trial
- The effect of low-level laser therapy on non-surgical periodontal treatment: a randomized controlled, single-blind, split-mouth clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2016Trial
- Adjunctive effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy to nonsurgical periodontal treatment in smokers: a randomized clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2015Trial
- Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms present on complete dentures. A clinical investigation. Photodynamic disinfection of complete dentures.Lasers in medical science · 2012Trial
- The impact of low-level laser therapy (photobiomodulation) on the complications associated with conventional dental treatments and oral disorders: A literature review.Journal of dental sciences · 2025Review
- Effect of Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation on the Growth of Oral Biofilm.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Assessing the Efficacy of Cold Laser Therapy vs. Traditional Methods in Managing Post-Endodontic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Periodontal and Peri-Implant Diagnosis: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Review
- Multi-photonic Adjunctive Therapy for the Management of Periodontitis: Recent Advances and New Treatment Approach.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022Article
- Impacted Palatal Canines and Diode Laser Surgery: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2022Article
- Comparison of laser therapy and ozonated water on gingival inflammation in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Many studies in the literature address the effect of low-power lasers in the management of pathologies related to periodontal tissues. Due to the lack of standardized information and the absence of a consensus, this review presents the current status of laser phototherapy (LPT) in periodontics and discusses its benefits and limits in the treatment of periodontal disease. The literature was searched for reviews and original research articles relating to LPT and periodontal disease. The articles were selected using either electronic search engines or manual tracing of the references cited in key papers. The literature search retrieved references on wound and bone healing, analgesia, hypersensitivity, inflammatory process and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Each topic is individually addressed in this review. The current literature suggests that LPT is effective in modulating different periodontal disease aspects in vitro, in animals, and in simple clinical models. Further development of this therapy is now dependent on new clinical trials with more complex study designs.
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