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ReviewLasers in medical science2017

In vitro biological outcome of laser application for modification or processing of titanium dental implants.

Ahmed Hindy, Farzam Farahmand, Fahimeh Sadat Tabatabaei

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Review in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ahmed HindyDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Evin, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran.
Farzam FarahmandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Fahimeh Sadat TabatabaeiDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Evin, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran. f.s.tabatabaei@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5951-4853

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are numerous functions for laser in modern implant dentistry including surface treatment, surface coating, and implant manufacturing. As laser application may potentially improve osseointegration of dental implants, we systematically reviewed the literature for in vitro biological responses to laser-modified or processed titanium dental implants. The literature was searched in PubMed, ISI Web, and Scopus, using keywords "titanium dental implants," "laser," "biocompatibility," and their synonyms. After screening the 136 references obtained, 28 articles met the inclusion criteria. We found that Nd:YAG laser was the most commonly used lasers in the treatment or processing of titanium dental implants. Most of the experiments used cell attachment and cell proliferation to investigate bioresponses of the implants. The most commonly used cells in these assays were osteoblast-like cells. Only one study was conducted in stem cells. These in vitro studies reported higher biocompatibility in laser-modified titanium implants. It seems that laser radiation plays a vital role in cell response to dental implants; however, it is necessary to accomplish more studies using different laser types and parameters on various cells to offer a more conclusive result.

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Dental ImplantsLasers, Solid-StateAnimalsCell LineHumansOsteoblastsTitaniumDental ImplantsTitaniumBiocompatibilityBiological responseDifferentiationLaserSurface coatingSurface modificationTitanium dental implants

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