Effect of gallium aluminium arsenide diode laser therapy on Porphyromonas gingivalis in chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

GaAlAs diode laser irradiation of diseased periodontal pockets at 685 nm and 1.6 J cm seemed to be an effective adjuvant to mechanical instrumentation to treat chronic periodontitis.

Clinical, microbiological and cytomorphometric evaluation of low‐level laser therapy as an adjunct to periodontal therapy in patients with chronic periodontitis

“…LLLT also showed some short‐term additional benefits in the reduction in plaque and improvement of the gingival condition, as well as the improvement of the CAL . Alzoman et al also showed statistically significant improvements in BI and CAL, while Slot et al considered that the changes in CAL were “moderate” for the LLLT + SRP group compared to the SRP group.…”

“…P values of <.05 were considered significant. The sample size calculation determined that minimum number of subjects was 5 per treatment group, based on previous published study and required parameters: power of study 0.8 and α error probability 0.05, using the change in CAL as a primary outcome variable. Consequently, a sample of 30 subjects per group was included, because some of them may be lost during the study.…”

Efficacy of gallium in tooth loss prevention

“…Razvoj antibiotske rezistencije kod bakterija izazvao je potrebu za novim, alternativnim metodama lečenja infekcije. U nedavno objavljenim studijama pokazano je da je terapija periodontalnih džepova laserom na bazi galijuma efikasna pomoć u skidanju zubnog plaka I planiranju korena u terapiji i nadzoru parodontopatije [30][31][32] .…”

“…The development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria has prompted a great need for new and alternative treatment methods for infection. Recent studies have been reported that gallium-containing laser therapy of diseased periodontal pockets seemed to be an effective adjuvant to scaling and root planning in the treatment and management of periodontitis [30][31][32] .…”

Effect of high‐frequency near‐infrared diode laser irradiation on periodontal tissues during experimental tooth movement in rats

“…In addition, diode lasers are inexpensive devices and easy to miniaturize, which has led to the development of a wide range of clinical applications. At high power, diode lasers can be used to perform incision and hemostasis of soft tissue, whereas at low power, they can be used for periodontal therapy and treatment of hypersensitivity and temporomandibular disorders . Low‐power laser irradiation has been proposed as a treatment (low‐level laser therapy; LLLT) to harness the stimulatory effect of light on living tissues.…”