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Objective To study the clinical efficacy of Nd∶YAP laser in the treatment of acute localized pericardial periodontitis. Methods A total of 120 patients with acute localized pericardial periodontitis were randomly divided into 3 groups, including Nd∶YAP laser group, minocycline group and control group (iodine glycerol group). All patients were underwent pretreatment of intracrevicular washing with 3.0％hydrogen peroxide and normal saline alternately. After the pretreatment, the patients in the Nd∶YAP laser group were given 3 min local Nb:YAP laser irradiation (1 time/d for 3 times), in the minocycline group were injected with minocycline hydrochloride ointment (1 time), and in the control group were treated with 2％iodine glycerol (1 time/d for 4 times) in gingival sulcus. One day after the treatment, the gingival index (GI), pain visual score (VAS), and opening degree of all patients were recorded, and the therapeutic effect was observed 5 days after the treatment. Results Compared with the minocycline group and the control group (iodine glycerol group), the GI value and VAS value of the Nd∶YAP laser group decreased and the openmouthed size increased (all P<0.05). At 5 days after the treatment, the patients in the Nd∶YAP laser group and the minocycline group had significant improvement in local gingival sulcusinflammation, and the total effective rate was 90％and 85％, which was significantly better than the control group (all P<0.05) and no significant difference in efficacy between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions The Nd∶YAP laser treatment inacute wisdom tooth pericoronitis can significantly reduce pain and improve openmouthed size, and has a good clinical efficacy.
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Objective@#To investigate the effects and mechanisms of microRNA-146a (miR-146a) on osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLC) stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg).@*Methods@#hPDLC were cultured in vitro and induced to the phase of osteogenic differentiation. These cells were divided into five groups: non-osteogenic differentiation cells, osteogenic differentiation cells, osteogenic differentiation cells treated with Pg LPS, osteogenic differentiation cells treated with Pg LPS and miR-146a mimic, osteogenic differentiation cells treated with Pg LPS and miR-146a negative control. Osteogenic markers and mineralization were detected via quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and alizarin red staining, respectively. Meanwhile, non-radioactive transcription factor assay was applied to explore the nuclear activity of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65 in nuclear extracts of hPDLC.@*Results@#Compared with cells of osteogenic differentiation in non-LPS-stimulated groups, Pg LPS could decrease the markers of osteogenic differentiation of hPDLC such as collagen Ⅰ (Col-Ⅰ), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2) and osteocalcin (OCN) (P<0.05), inhibit mineralization, and stimulate NF-κB p65 nuclear activity expression (non-LPS stimulated group: 1.023±0.217, LPS stimulated group: 6.252±0.613, P=0.008). However, compared with cells in Pg LPS/miR-146a negative control group, miR-146a increased Col-Ⅰ (P=0.007) and OCN (P=0.049) mRNA expression, rather than ALP (P=0.167) and RUNX2 (P=0.580) at day 3; miR-146a also upregulated mRNA levels of Col-Ⅰ, ALP, RUNX2 and OCN (P<0.05) at day 7 and day 14, and enhance mineralization. Meanwhile, miR-146a mimic could decrease the nuclear activity of NF-κB p65 induced by Pg LPS in hPDLC (miR-146a: 2.427±0.354, negative control: 5.863±0.482, P=0.019).@*Conclusions@#miR-146a could reverse the inhibitory effects of Pg LPS on osteogenic differentiation of hPDLC through enhancing the expression of osteogenic markers and decreasing inflammatory pathway in hPDLC.