The Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on the Acceleration of Orthodontic Tooth Movement
Baghizadeh Fini M, Olyaee P, Homayouni A
Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 14 citations
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- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-03-15 · J Lasers Med Sci · vol. 11 · issue 2 · pp. 204–211
- Cited
- 41 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 2.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 59 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions · Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Keywords
- Medicine, Low level laser therapy, Checklist, Dentistry, Randomized controlled trial, Clinical trial, Adverse effect, Guideline, Laser therapy, Physical therapy, Laser, Surgery, Pathology
3 authors
From IR, DE, US
- Maryam Baghizadeh FiniTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Pooya OlyaeeGoethe University Frankfurt
- Ahmadreza HomayouniOklahoma State University
Abstract
In clinical practice, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is widely used. The main aim of this review is to assess the effectiveness of LLLT in accelerating tooth movement in human subjects. The PRISMA checklist was utilized as a guideline to carry out this systematic review. The electronic databases were searched from Google Scholar (2014-2018) and PubMed, and comprehensive research on this topic was also manually conducted. Therefore, 77 articles randomized clinical trials (RCTs) or controlled clinical trials (CCTs) were selected. After screening studies, consequently, eleven trials met the inclusion criteria. Eight out of 11 studies showed LLLT has a significant impact on the acceleration of orthodontic tooth movement, and there was no statistically significant difference in the rate of tooth movement between the laser group and the control group in the two remaining studies. Furthermore, five out of 11 articles showed that LLLT has no adverse effects. Although we have some degree of understanding from a cellular point of view to LLLT effects, we still do not know whether these cellular level changes have any effect on the clinical acceleration of orthodontic tooth movement. The results are inconclusive and cannot be generalized to the public community; therefore, well-structured studies are required.
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