Comparison of Diode Laser and Er:YAG Lasers in the Treatment of Ankyloglossia

Aras, Mutan Hamdi; Göregen, Mustafa; Güngörmüş, Metin; Akgül, Hayati Murat

doi:10.1089/pho.2009.2498

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“…19,32 Lingual frenectomy was investigated by 2 articles. 32,33 For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.…”

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“…Results indicated that Er:YAG could be performed without local anesthetic injection. 33 This characteristic can make it more advantageous than diode laser application, especially in pediatric dentistry. 37 However, the author of the present study suggested the use of local anesthetic injection in some indication such as surgical exposure.…”

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“…Sixteen patients were enrolled to this study in order to evaluate the acceptability of performing lingual frenectomy without the use of local anesthesia. 33 However, 6 patients in diode laser group required local anesthesia at the beginning of the operation; but also, six patients out of eight in Er:YAG group did not require any local anesthesia during the procedure. Seifi et al suggested the use of diode laser as an adjunct to orthodontic treatment.…”

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“…32 Six studies used diode laser. 9,10,29,[31][32][33] Junior et al used neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for labial frenectomy in comparison with conventional surgical procedure. 19 Jahanbin et al used Er:YAG laser for fiberotomy.…”

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“…30 Aras et al compared the effect of Er:YAG laser with diode laser in lingual frenectomy. 33 Although most articles applied diode laser in their procedures, there are differences among characteristics of irradiated diode laser exclusively in wavelengths and input power of lasers. There was no significant difference in treatment outcomes between surgical laser intervention and conventional surgical techniques for the purpose of removing soft tissue in orthodontics.…”

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Laser Surgery of Soft Tissue in Orthodontics: Review of the Clinical Trials

Seifi

Matini

2017

J Lasers Med Sci

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Introduction: Recently, a wide variety of procedures have been done by laser application in orthodontics. Apart from the mentioned range of various treatments, laser has become a tool for many soft tissue surgeries as an alternative to conventional scalpel-based technique during orthodontic treatments in the management of soft tissue. Due to scarce information in the latter subject, this study was designed in order to include clinical trials that included soft tissue ablation by laser in orthodontics. Methods: Literature was searched based on PubMed and Google Scholar databases in 5 years (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) with English language restriction and clinical trial design. Studies that performed soft tissue application of laser during orthodontic treatment were extracted by the authors. Results: Only eight studies met the inclusion criteria. No significant difference was found between laser ablation and conventional scalpel technique in the matter of treatment outcome. However, few issues remained to clarify the differences in the mentioned procedures. Conclusion: Laser performance can be recommended in case of preceding less bleeding and discomfort during surgical procedure. There are still quandaries among clinical application of scalpel-based surgery in aesthetic region with bracket-bonded teeth. Precaution and knowledge regarding the characteristics of laser beam such as wavelength, frequency, power and timing is extremely needed.

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“…19,32 Lingual frenectomy was investigated by 2 articles. 32,33 For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Prisma 2009 Flow Diagrammentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Prisma 2009 Flow Diagrammentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Prisma 2009 Flow Diagrammentioning

confidence: 99%

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Laser Surgery of Soft Tissue in Orthodontics: Review of the Clinical Trials

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Ankyloglossia in Newborns and Infants

Walsh

Tunkel

2017

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Consistent terminology with emphasis on symptomatic ankyloglossia and a uniform grading system, such as the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function and Coryllos grading, are needed to improve the quality of research in the future. The ability to make definitive practice guidelines is limited with our current understanding of ankyloglossia. Additional research is needed to better understand the complexity of infant feeding and the role of ankyloglossia.

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