Laser phototherapy in the treatment of periodontal disease. A review.
Many studies in the literature address the effect of low-power lasers in the management of pathologies related to periodontal tissues. Due to the lack of standardized information and the absence of a consensus, this review presents the current status of laser phototherapy (LPT) in periodontics and discusses its benefits and limits in the treatment of periodontal disease. The literature was searched for reviews and original research articles relating to LPT and periodontal disease. The articles were selected using either electronic search engines or manual tracing of the references cited in key papers. The literature search retrieved references on wound and bone healing, analgesia, hypersensitivity, inflammatory process and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Each topic is individually addressed in this review. The current literature suggests that LPT is effective in modulating different periodontal disease aspects in vitro, in animals, and in simple clinical models. Further development of this therapy is now dependent on new clinical trials with more complex study designs.
de Paula Eduardo
Carlos
C
Special Laboratory of Lasers in Dentistry (LELO), Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, 227 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. cpeduard@usp.br
de Freitas
Patricia Moreira
PM
Esteves-Oliveira
Marcella
M
Aranha
Ana Cecília Corrêa
AC
Ramalho
Karen Müller
KM
Simões
Alyne
A
Bello-Silva
Marina Stella
MS
Tunér
Jan
J
D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000528:radiation effects; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000532:radiotherapy; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D020784:Matrix Metalloproteinase 8 / Q000378:metabolism; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D012038:Regeneration / Q000528:radiation effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000528:radiation effects
D020784:Matrix Metalloproteinase 8; D015232:Dinoprostone