2‐Year Assessment of Tissue Biostimulation With Low‐Level Laser on the Outcomes of Connective Tissue Graft in the Treatment of Single Gingival Recession: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

Within the limitations of this study, results indicate that LLLT showed no additional benefit in the long term when associated with a CTG in the treatment of Miller Class I and II GRs.

Low‐level laser therapy as an adjunct to connective tissue graft procedure in the treatment of gingival recession defects: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…In all included studies, the number of individuals ranged between 10 and 40 with mean age ranging between 27 and 41.3 years. All included studies included male participants ranging from 3 to 20 and female participants ranged from 6 to 20.…”

“…The participants of all the studies had either Class I or class II miller GR defects ranging from ≤ 1 mm to 3 mm. Two studies employed split mouth technique whereas 2 studies used comparative groups. All the studies performed CTG procedures with LLLT.…”

“…All the included studies used Gallium‐Aluminum‐Arsenide (GaAIAs) diode lasers. The wavelength of laser ranged between 588 nm 22 to 810 nm .…”

“…All clinical studies treated the GR defects by LLLT postsurgically. Two clinical studies showed significantly greater improvements with LLLT as compared to CTG at follow‐up, whereas, Fernandes‐Dias et al and Santamaria et al showed comparable outcomes between LLLT and CTG group.…”

“…For quantitative data assessment, a meta‐analysis was performed. Four studies presented data to be included in the meta‐analysis considering the effects of adjunctive LLLT on GRD and WKT, whereas 2 studies presented data for RCAL. Significant heterogeneity was observed for GRD and WKT, therefore, random model was employed.…”