ArticleJournal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie2021
Which method is more effective for accelerating canine distalization short term, low-level laser therapy or piezocision? A split-mouth study.
Article in Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05227859 (Assessment of the Effects of Piezocision and Low-level Laser Therapy on Orthodontic Tooth Movement During Canine Retraction and the Associated Dentoalveolar Changes), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assessment of the Effects of Piezocision and Low-level Laser Therapy on Orthodontic Tooth Movement During Canine Retraction and the Associated Dentoalveolar Changes: A Three-arm Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative Efficacy of Traditional Corticotomy and Flapless Piezotomy in Facilitating Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of photobiomodulation with low-level lasers on the acceleration of orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of split-mouth randomised clinical trials.Lasers in medical science · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of low-level laser therapy on en masse retraction in females with bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion : A single-center randomized clinical trial.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2025Trial
- Low-level laser therapy, piezocision, or their combination vs. conventional treatment for orthodontic tooth movement : A hierarchical 6-arm split-mouth randomized clinical trial.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2024Trial
- Effect of low-level laser therapy on orthodontic tooth movement during miniscrew-supported maxillary molar distalization in humans: a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial.Lasers in medical science · 2023Trial
- Three-dimensional assessment of two different canine retraction techniques: a randomized split-mouth clinical trial.Progress in orthodontics · 2021Trial
- Review
- The Protocol of Low-level Laser Therapy in Orthodontic Practice: A Scoping Review of Literature.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryReview
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Abstract
objectivesThis study evaluated and compared the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and piezocision on the amount of orthodontic tooth movement. MATERIALS AND
methodsForty maxillary canines from 20 patients (mean age, 16.35 ± 1.14 years) were evaluated in a split-mouth design study. Miniscrew-supported canine distalization was performed. Piezocision was applied in the right maxillary canine region, and the left maxillary canines were irradiated with a diode laser (940 nm, 5 J/cm
resultsIntragroup and intergroup comparisons of canine distalization were performed for four different time intervals (T0-T1, T1-T2, T2-T3, T0-T3). The canine tooth movement in the T0-T1 period was significantly greater in the LLLT group compared to the piezocision group. No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups for the T1-T2, T2-T3, and T0-T3 periods. The amount of canine distalization in the T0-T1 period was significantly greater than that in the T1-T2 and T2-T3 periods in both groups. Tooth movement during the T1-T2 period was higher than that in the T2-T3 period in the LLLT group. Cephalometric evaluation revealed no statistically significant difference between the groups with respect to canine and first molar angulation.
conclusionAlthough laser application seems more effective during the first 4‑week period, considering the 12-week period, the effects of LLLT and piezocision on orthodontic tooth movement during canine distalization were similar.
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