Purpose: To assess the role of photobiomodulation on bone healing around dental implants. Materials and Methods: 72 patients requiring 76 dental implants were included. All patients received dental implant(s.) Treatment group had also to apply LED to surgical sites. ISQ of implants was measured following implant placement and at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks postoperatively. Radiographs were taken after insertion and at 8 weeks postoperatively. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Stata. Results: Treatment group showed an increase in ISQ values over the follow-up period compared to control (p < 0.001). Primary effect of LED on ISQ values was seen over the first 2 weeks (p < 0.05). Treatment group showed less decrease in crestal bone height at 8 weeks (p = 0.05). Conclusions: Data suggest that photobiomodulation will allow for a continuous increase in ISQ value and may reduce crestal bone resorption following implant placement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/35119 |
| Date | 18 March 2013 |
| Creators | Ghuloom, Mahdi |
| Contributors | Clokie, Cameron |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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