Efficiency of low-level laser therapy for orthodontic tooth movement: a review

Fromont-Colson, Caroline; Marquez-Diaz, Mélodie; Badran, Zahi; Cuny-Houchmand, Madline; Soueidan, Assem

doi:10.1007/s41547-017-0010-3

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“…These findings were consistent with previous literature, which LLLT was likely to have a positive effect on healing, nerve regeneration, inflammatory process, pain reduction, proliferation of osteoblasts, bone remodeling, root resorption, and tooth movement. [ 77 78 79 80 ] Therefore, LLLT can be considered as significantly supportive for an orthodontic practice.…”

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The protocol of low-level laser therapy in orthodontic practice: A scoping review of literature

Sipiyaruk¹,

Chintavalakorn²,

Saengfai³

2022

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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A BSTRACT Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely investigated as an adjunct technique for orthodontic treatment due to photobiomodulation effect. LLLT appears to be supportive for an orthodontic practice in terms of tooth movement acceleration, pain relief, and root resorption management. The decrease in these adverse effects will enhance the compliance in orthodontic patients, which could positively impact treatment outcomes. However, there seemed to be inconsistency in the impact of LLLT as well as its laser and treatment parameters. This scoping review aimed to evaluate the impact of different irradiation parameters on tooth movement acceleration, pain relief, and root resorption as well as to construct a protocol of LLLT in orthodontic practice. The search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Google Scholar, and the reference lists of identified articles. The last search was conducted on October 10, 2021 to identify experiments in humans regarding the application of LLLT as noninvasive treatment in orthodontic practice published between 2010 and 2021. However, they were excluded if they were not clinical research, if they did not report the source of laser, or if they were not relevant to tooth movement, pain perception, and root resorption, or if they were not available in English or in full-text. Following the systematic search and selection process, 60 articles were included in this review. A majority of included articles were published in the past few years. The findings of this review supported the application of LLLT in orthodontic practice with purposes of tooth movement acceleration and pain reduction. The positive impact of LLLT on root resorption had not been clearly evident yet. As this review demonstrated heterogeneity of both laser and treatment parameters, further research should be required to ensure the effectiveness of its specific parameters in orthodontic practice.

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confidence: 99%

The protocol of low-level laser therapy in orthodontic practice: A scoping review of literature

Sipiyaruk¹,

Chintavalakorn²,

Saengfai³

2022

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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“…There is a weak evidence support the application of pulsed electromagnetic field electromagnetic to accelerate OTM (8,9) . Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used to hasten OTM in recent years (10,11) . Colson et al, 2017 stated that LLLT can be effective for speeding OTM (10) .…”

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“…Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used to hasten OTM in recent years (10,11) . Colson et al, 2017 stated that LLLT can be effective for speeding OTM (10) . However, further investigation is required to focus on finding the optimal wave-length and dose for LLLT.…”

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Speeding Orthodontics: A Review Article

Al-Hafidh¹,

Hamdany²,

Hasan³

2021

RDENTJ

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The request for orthodontic treatment has grown quickly in the last years. One of the most critical issues in orthodontic treatment is how to decrease the duration of orthodontic treatment since the most common complaint of orthodontic patients is prolong the time of treatment which is a huge burden on patients. Orthodontic tooth movement can be enhanced by different methods and techniques. The current study reviewed and summarized the evidence regarding the success of different methods on speeding orthodontic tooth movement.

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