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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2018

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

Faten Fawzy Mikhail, Mouchira El-Din, Tarek Ibrahim, Khaled Zekry, Amany Nemat, Sherine Nasry

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Article in Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faten Fawzy MikhailDepartment of Surgery and Oral Medicine, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Mouchira El-DinPeriodontology and Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Tarek IbrahimDepartment of Medical Laser Application, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Khaled ZekryPeriodontology and Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amany NematDepartment of Surgery and Oral Medicine, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Sherine NasryDepartment of Surgery and Oral Medicine, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of laser therapy in the biostimulation of bone repair has been growing steadily.

aimThis 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. PATIENTS AND

methodsA 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/cm

resultsIndependent 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 at different times for the same group. Significant increased differences were observed at the mesial, distal and apical sides surrounding the implants of both groups per time. However, the rate of increase was significantly higher in the laser group. The mean difference at the mesial side after 6 months was 21.99 ± 5.48 in the laser group and 14.21 ± 4.95 in the non-laser group, while it read 21.74 ± 3.56 in the laser group and 10.78 ± 3.90 in non-laser group at the distal side and was 18.90 ± 5.91 in the laser group and 10.39 ± 3.49 in non-laser group at the apical side. Significance was recorded at P = 0.004, P = 0.0001, and 0.001 at the mesial, distal and apical sides respectively.

conclusionThe low-intensity laser irradiation significantly promoted bone healing and speeded up the osseointegration process emphasising the laser's biostimulatory effect.

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CalciumImmediately loaded implantLaser therapyOmega-3OsseointegrationVitamin C

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PMID30159079
PMCPMC6108810
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