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Trial reportLasers in medical science2020

The effect of photobiomodulation therapy on nonsurgical periodontal treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled, single-blind, split-mouth clinical trial.

Seda Sevinç Özberk, Hasan Gündoğar, Mesut Özkaya, İbrahim Levent Taner, Kamile Erciyas

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Seda Sevinç ÖzberkŞehitkamil Oral and Dental Healthy Center, Ministry of Healthy, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Hasan GündoğarDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey. hgundogar@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3853-2689
Mesut ÖzkayaDepartment of Endocrinology, Dr. Ersin Arslan Education and Research Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
İbrahim Levent TanerDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Gazi, Ankara, Turkey.
Kamile ErciyasDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey.

Funding

Gaziantep Üniversitesi DHF.15.04
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) is a method currently used in the treatment of hard and soft tissue injuries due to its accelerating and enhancing effects on healing. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the possible additional benefits of applying PBMT with nonsurgical periodontal treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with chronic periodontitis (CP). Twenty-two type 2 DM patients with CP were enrolled in this clinical split-mouth study. Probing pocket depth (PPD), gingival index (GI), plaque index (PI), and clinical attachment level (CAL) were measured by intracaliber clinician (H.G.) at baseline and at 1 m, 3 m, and 6 m after treatment. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples were collected at baseline and at 1 week and 1 m, 3 m, and 6 m after treatment. According to split-mouth design, one randomly selected quadrant was treated with PBMT + nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) and the other quadrant was treated only non-surgical periodontal treatment. PBMT was applied the test quadrant on NSPT day and first, third, and seventh day after treatment at an energy density of 7.64 J/cm

Indexed as

Low-Level Light TherapyAdultChronic PeriodontitisDental Plaque IndexDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansInterleukin-1betaMaleMiddle AgedPeriodontal IndexSingle-Blind MethodIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaChronic periodontitisCytokineNon-surgical periodontal treatmentPhotobiomodulationType 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID31641967

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