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LASERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 86-89Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-006-0379-9
Keywords
biomodulation; cell culture; cell proliferation; 660-nm diode laser; low-power laser
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The aim of this in vitro study was to analyze the influence of different power densities of low-intensity laser therapy (LILT) on the biomodulation of human gingival fibroblasts. The cells were cultured in nutritional deficit. Laser irradiation was carried out with a GaAlAs diode laser (lambda-660 nm, 2 J/cm(2)). The irradiation was done twice with 12-h interval using the punctual technique, at continuous mode and in contact. The experimental groups were: 1, control, nonirradiated; 11, power of 10 mW and intensity congruent to 142.85 mW/cm(2); 111, 29 mW and 428.57 mW/cm(2). Growth curves were obtained by using the trypan blue dye exclusion assay. The cell growth of the irradiated groups was significantly higher than control group (P <= 0.05). The cultures of Group 11 presented cell growth superior to that of Group III. Based on the conditions of this study, we concluded that the power density influences cell growth in an inversely proportional manner.
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