ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of low-level laser on bone remodeling during induced tooth movement in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A diode laser (808 nm, 100 mW, 54 J on an area of 0.0028 cm(2)) was used. The application was continuous, punctual, and with contact. Forty-two 70-day-old Wistar rats had the maxillary left first molar moved using a force level of 25 g. In two experimental subgroups the movement was performed over 7 days and in three subgroups the movement occurred over 14 days. In the 7-day movement subgroups, one subgroup received laser irradiation on day 1 only; the other subgroup received laser irradiation on days 1, 3, and 5. In the 14-day movement subgroups, one subgroup received laser irradiation on day 1 only; the second on days 1, 3, and 5; and the third on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13. The control group was also divided into two subgroups, and movement occurred over two different periods of treatment (7 days and 14 days) without laser application; these were used as controls for the respective experimental subgroups. Inter-subgroup comparison was performed with Kruskal-Wallis, followed by Mann-Whitney and analysis of variance, followed by Tukey tests within the 7- and 14-day subgroups. RESULTS: The subgroup with three laser applications showed significantly greater osteoclastic activity and bone resorption than the other subgroups in the 7-day movement subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: Low-level laser application significantly increased the osteoclastic but not the osteoblastic activity during the initial phases of tooth movement. In addition, the osteoclastic activity was dose-dependent.
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Alveolar Bone Loss/etiology , Alveolar Process/radiation effects , Bone Remodeling/radiation effects , Lasers, Semiconductor/therapeutic use , Low-Level Light Therapy/adverse effects , Tooth Movement Techniques/instrumentation , Analysis of Variance , Animals , Female , Low-Level Light Therapy/instrumentation , Low-Level Light Therapy/methods , Osteoblasts/cytology , Osteoblasts/radiation effects , Osteoclasts/cytology , Osteoclasts/radiation effects , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Tooth Movement Techniques/methodsABSTRACT
O neurofibroma paciniano é uma lesão rara encontrada predominantemente em mãos, incluindo digitais, em nádegas e pés. As lesões podem ser solitárias ou múltiplas como componente da doença de Von Recklinghausen. Na cavidade oral, o neurofibroma paciniano é um achado incomum, existindo apenas um caso relatado na literatura mundial. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um caso de neurofibroma paciniano localizado em mucosa gengival, bem como descrever as suas características clínicas e histopatológicas, contribuindo, assim, para um melhor conhecimento desta entidade.
