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BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH
Volume 31, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA ODONTOLOGICA
DOI: 10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2017.vol31.0007
Keywords
Bone and Bones; Low-Level Therapy; Lasers
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- Scientific Research Project Fund of Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey [2014-11140]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-level 940 nm laser therapy with energy intensities of 5, 10 and 20 J/cm(2) on bone healing in an animal model. A total of 48 female adult Wistar rats underwent surgery to create bone defects in the right tibias. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was applied immediately after surgery and on post-operative days 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 in three study groups with energy intensities of 5 J/cm(2), 10 J/cm(2) and 20 J/cm(2) using a 940 nm Gallium-Aluminium-Arsenide (Ga-Al-As) laser, while one control group underwent only the tibia defect surgery. All animals were sacrificed 4 or 8 weeks post-surgery. Fibroblasts, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts and newly formed vessels were evaluated by a histological examination. No significant change was observed in the number of osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts and newly formed vessels at either time period across all laser groups. Although LLLT with the 10 J/cm(2) energy density increased fibroblast activity at the 4th week in comparison with the 5 and 20 J/cm(2) groups, no significant change was observed between the laser groups and the control group. These results indicate that low-level 940 nm laser with different energy intensities may not have marked effects on the bone healing process in both phases of bone formation.
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