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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019

Low-Level Laser Therapy with a 635 nm Diode Laser Affects Orthodontic Mini-Implants Stability: A Randomized Clinical Split-Mouth Trial.

Rafał Flieger, Tomasz Gedrange, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, Marzena Dominiak, Jacek Matys

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5 authors.

Rafał FliegerPrivate Dental Practice, 64-000 Kościan, Poland.
Tomasz GedrangeDental Surgery Department, Medical University of Wroclaw, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.
Kinga Grzech-LeśniakLaser Laboratory at Dental Surgery Department, Medical University of Wroclaw, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5700-4577
Marzena DominiakDental Surgery Department, Medical University of Wroclaw, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.
Jacek MatysLaser Laboratory at Dental Surgery Department, Medical University of Wroclaw, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3801-0218

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe study aimed to clinically estimate an influence of a 635 nm diode laser on the stability of orthodontic mini-implants, to assess mini-implants loss, and to evaluate a pain level after the treatment. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe randomized clinical split-mouth trial included 20 subjects (13 women and 7 men; age: 32.5 ± 6.1 years), 40 implants (RMO, West Colfax Ave., Denver, CO, USA) with a diameter 1.4 mm and length of 10 mm. Mini-implants were placed in the area of the attached gingiva between the second premolar and first molar teeth, 2 mm below the mucogingival junction of both sides of the maxilla. Each implant on the right side (G1,

resultsWe found significantly higher secondary stability, lower mean PTV (6.18 ± 5.30) and (1.51 ± 2.25), for self-drilling mini-implants (G1, test group) in contrast to the control, G2 group (9.17 ± 8.25) and (5.00 ± 3.24), after 30 (

conclusions635-nm diode laser at laser irradiation increases the secondary stability of orthodontic mini-implants.

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ATPbiostimulationmicro-screwperiotestsemiconductor laser

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PMID31906190
PMCPMC7019927

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