title: The role of low-level laser in periodontal surgeries.
abstract: Treatment protocols with low-level Laser (also called 'soft laser therapy) have been used in health care systems for more than three decades. Bearing in mind the suitable sub-cellular absorption and the cellular-vascular impacts, low-level laser may be a treatment of choice for soft tissues. Low-level lasers have played crucial and colorful roles in performing periodontal surgeries. Their anti-inflammatory and painless effects have been variously reported in in-vitro studies. In this present review article, searches have been made in Pub Med, Google Scholar, and Science Direct, focusing on the studies which included low-level lasers, flap-periodontal surgeries, gingivectomy, and periodontal graft. The present study has sought to review the cellular impacts of low-level lasers and its role on reducing pain and inflammation following soft tissue surgical treatments.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Dental Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sobouti
authors.affiliation: Periorthodontic Department,Dental Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maziar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khatami
authors.affiliation: Periorthodontic Department,Dental Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohaddase
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heydari
authors.affiliation: Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barati
keywords: LLLT; laser; periodontal diseases