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ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2020

Can Low-Level Laser and Light-Emitting Diode Enhance the Stability of Dental Implants?

Hassan Mohajerani, Abolfazl Mohammad Salehi, Faraj Tabeie, Shervin Shafiei, Reza Tabrizi

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Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Hassan Mohajerani1OMFS Department, Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abolfazl Mohammad SalehiGhazvin University of Medical Sciences, Ghazvin, Iran.
Faraj Tabeie3Department of Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shervin Shafiei1OMFS Department, Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza Tabrizi1OMFS Department, Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7204-7746

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Abstract

purposeStability of dental implants is an important factor for evaluation of osseointegration. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of combined use of low-level laser (LLL) and light-emitting diode (LED) therapy on the stability of dental implants during the healing phase. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a randomized clinical trial. Patients were assigned to two groups: In group 1, patients received LLL and LED 20 min/day for 10 days after implant insertion. Patients in group 2 (controls) did not undergo LLL and LED. The implant stability quotient (ISQ) was measured at 0 (time 0), 10 (time 1), 21 (time 2), 42 (time 3) and 63 days (time 4) after implant placement. Independent

resultsFifty-eight patients were studied in two groups (

conclusionThe results of this study showed that simultaneous use of LLL and LED increased the stability of the implants after 9 weeks of follow-up.

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Dental implantsLasersLow-level laser therapyOsseointegration

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PMID32346244
PMCPMC7176761

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