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ArticleJournal of applied oral science : revista FOB2018

Effects of diode laser application on inflammation and mpo in periodontal tissues in a rat model.

Mustafa Özay Uslu, Abubekir Eltas, İsmail Marakoğlu, Serkan Dündar, Kazım Şahin, İbrahim Hanifi Özercan

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Article in Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mustafa Özay UsluInonu University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Malatya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9707-1379
Abubekir EltasInonu University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Malatya, Turkey.
İsmail MarakoğluSelcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Konya, Turkey.
Serkan DündarFirat University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Elazığ, Turkey.
Kazım ŞahinFirat University, Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition, Elazığ, Turkey.
İbrahim Hanifi ÖzercanFirat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Elazığ, Turkey.
Fırat University · TRInonu University · TRSelçuk University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn this study, we aimed to histologically and immunologically evaluate the effect of diode laser treatment when applied adjunctive to scaling and root planing (SRP) in an experimental periodontitis model. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe used Wistar-Albino rats (n=60) with average weight of 230 g. Experimental periodontitis was induced by ligature at the right and left first mandibular molar teeth in all rats. After 11 days, the ligature was removed and rats were divided into two groups. The control group (n=30) received only SRP treatment, while the laser group (n=30) received a diode laser (GaAlAs, 810 nm, 1 W, 10 J, 20 s) treatment adjunctive to SRP. Ten rats in each group were sacrificed after 7, 15, and 30 days. Histopathological examination was performed in the left mandible of rats. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) was evaluated by western blot in the gingival specimens from the right mandible.

resultsMPO levels in the laser group were statistically significantly lower compared with the control group (p≤0.05). There was no statistically significance at any time between MPO levels in the control group (p>0.05). MPO levels in the laser group at the 7th day were statistically significantly higher compared to the 15th (p≤0.05) and the 30th day (p≤0.05). Inflammatory cell infiltration decreased over time in both groups and was statistically significantly lower in the laser group than in the control group at all times (p≤0.01).

conclusionsWithin the limits of this study, we suggest that diode laser application is an adjunctive treatment because it reduced inflammation and MPO when applied in addition to SRP. On the other hand, more studies are needed for the assessment of the effects of diode laser application to periodontal tissues.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternCombined Modality TherapyDental ScalingDisease Models, AnimalLasers, SemiconductorLigationLow-Level Light TherapyPeriodontitisPeroxidaseRandom AllocationRats, WistarReproducibility of ResultsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomePeroxidase

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PMID30020350
PMCPMC6089569
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