The effect of the combined application of a low-intensity infrared laser and normobaric hypoxia on the clinical picture of chronic generalized periodontitis

Abstract

Chronic generalized periodontitis still occupies a leading position among dental diseases, but the effectiveness of drug therapy is insufficient. One of the promising methods of non-drug treatment is the use of factors of various physical nature, which allows to have a therapeutic effect on various functional systems. The combined use of normobaric hypoxia and a low-energy infrared laser significantly increases the effectiveness of complex treatment of patients with chronic generalized periodontitis. At the same time, the regression of clinical signs of the disease was noted to a greater extent when using laser radiation compared to hypoxic exposure. Taking into account the fundamentally different mechanisms of realization of the biological potential of a low-energy infrared laser and normobaric hypoxia, it can be assumed that the increase in the effectiveness of treatment of patients with chronic generalized periodontitis is due to the additive or potentiating nature of the therapeutic effect when they are combined.