Abstract:Objective Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy stimulates cells and regulates their activities. However, the actual accumulated dose that the cells receive is still unknown because the transmittances of the light on various tissues are not available. The objective of this study is to determine the light transmittances of the oral tissues. Methods Tissue samples of gum, cortical bone, and trabecular bone were prepared from ten Yucatan pigs' mandibles. Both the transmittance and the attenuation coefficient in the Be… Show more
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