title: Infrared laser and bone metabolism: a pilot study.
abstract: A circular defect in each parietal bone of six Wislander rats was created. The animals were divided into two three-unit subgroups. The experimental group received infrared laser radiation on the left defect. The control group was sham irradiated. After 28 days, the bone metabolism was evaluated by technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate scintigraphy. The obtained results revealed no differences in bone metabolic activity between the laser-treated and the control defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, University of Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gordjestani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dermaut
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thierens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007259:Infrared Rays; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate