Low-level lasers as an adjunct in periodontal therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus
Obradović R, Kesić L, Mihailović D, Jovanović G, Antić S, Brkić Z
Diabetes technology & therapeutics · 28 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2012-09-01 · Diabetes Technol Ther · vol. 14 · issue 9 · pp. 799–803
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Cited
- 40 citations · more than 81% of similar papers · 1.4× the field average
- References
- 41 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
- Keywords
- Medicine, Periodontitis, Dentistry, Diabetes mellitus, Scaling and root planing, Oral hygiene, Laser therapy, Periodontology, Inflammation, Chronic periodontitis, Internal medicine, Laser
- MeSH
- mouth mucosa, dental plaque, humans, gingivitis, periodontitis, diabetes mellitus, type 1, diabetes mellitus, type 2, diabetes complications, treatment outcome, oral hygiene, dental scaling, root planing, adult, middle aged, female, male, patient education as topic, low-level light therapy, glycated hemoglobin
6 authors
From RS
- Radmila R. Obradović · correspondingUniversity of Nis
- Ljiljana G. KesićUniversity of Nis
- Dragan MihailovicUniversity of Nis
- Goran S. JovanovicUniversity of Nis
- Slobodan AntićUniversity of Nis
- Zlata BrkićMilitary Medical Academy; University of Belgrade
Abstract
Background
Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of periodontitis, and severe periodontitis often coexists with severe DM. The proposed dual pathway of tissue destruction suggests that control of chronic periodontal infection and gingival inflammation is essential for achieving long-term control of DM. The purpose this study is to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) by exfoliative cytology in patients with DM and gingival inflammation.
Subjects and methods
Three hundred patients were divided in three equal groups: Group 1 consisted of patients with periodontitis and type 1 DM, Group 2 of patients with periodontitis and type 2 DM, and Group 3 of patients with periodontitis (control group). After oral examination, smears were taken from gingival tissue, and afterward all of the patients received oral hygiene instructions, removal of dental plaque, and full-mouth scaling and root planing. A split-mouth design was applied; on the right side of jaws GaAlAs LLLT (670 nm, 5 mW, 14 min/day) (model Mils 94; Optica Laser, Sofia, Bulgaria) was applied for five consecutive days. After the therapy was completed, smears from both sides of jaws were taken. The morphometric analysis was done using the National Institutes of Health Image software program and a model NU2 microscope (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany).
Results
Investigated parameters were significantly lower after therapy compared with values before therapy. After therapy on the side subjected to LLLT, there was no significantly difference between patients with DM and the control group.
Conclusions
It can be concluded that LLLT as an adjunct in periodontal therapy reduces gingival inflammation in patients with DM and periodontitis.
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