ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Effect of laser application in the healing of intrabony defects treated with bioactive glass.
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- Type of study: original study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Management of intra-bony defects using nano HA+PRF over its combination with a diode laser.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Bone Graft (Hydroxyapatite + Platelet-Rich Plasma) Alone and in Combination with Diode Laser in Management of Infrabony Defect.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2023Article
- Intrabony defect management with a bone graft (hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate) alone and in combination with a diode laser: A randomized control trial.Tzu chi medical journalArticle
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Abstract
aimsPresence of bacteria within the environment of infrabony pockets affects healing during their treatment. Present investigation utilized a diode laser for pocket sanitization before the placement of bone biomaterial with the aim of enhancing the healing. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwelve patients with bilateral intrabony defects participated in a split-mouth study design. Control group received biomaterial application only after surgical debridement. Infrabony pockets in the test group were irradiated with 810-nm diode laser at 0.8 W, continuous wave for 20 s before surgical debridement and biomaterial application. Healing was assessed using clinical and radiologic parameters.
resultsControl group showed mean probing depth (PD) reduction of 3.25 ± 0.62 at 3, 4.08 ± 0.90 mm at 6 months. 3.00 ± 0.73 at 3, 3.91 ± 0.66 mm at 6 months reduction in mean PD was seen in the test group (
conclusionsSimilar reduction in soft- and hard-tissue parameters in both groups indicates that adjunctive pocket sanitization with diode laser did not improve the healing of intrabony defects treated with bioactive glass.
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