ABSTRACT
The prevalence of peri-implantitis and the absence of a standard approach for decontamination of the dental implant surface have led to searches for effective therapies. Since the source of diode lasers is portable, has reduced cost, and does not cause damage to the titanium surface of the implant, high-power diode lasers have been used for this purpose. The effect of laser irradiation on the implants is the elevation of the temperature surface. If this elevation exceeds 47 °C, the bone tissue is irreversibly damaged, so for a safety therapy, the laser parameters should be controlled. In this study, a diode laser of GaAsAl was used to irradiate titanium dental implants, for powers 1.32 to 2.64 W (real) or 2.00 to 4.00 W (nominal), in continuous/pulsed mode DC/AC, with exposure time of 5/10 s, with/without air flow for cooling. The elevation of the temperature was monitored in real time in two positions: cervical and apical. The best results for decontamination using a 968-nm diode laser were obtained for a power of 1.65 and 1.98 W (real) for 10 s, in DC or AC mode, with an air flow of 2.5 l/min. In our perspective in this article, we determine a suggested approach for decontamination of the dental implant surface using a 968-nm diode laser.
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Dental Implants , Lasers, Semiconductor/therapeutic use , Peri-Implantitis/radiotherapy , Temperature , Animals , Decontamination/methods , Swine , Titanium/radiation effectsABSTRACT
Objetivo: O presente estudo avaliou o efeito do laser arseneto de gálio-alumínio (GaAsAl) 830nm(30j/cm²) e da pomada Dersani® no processo cicatricial cutâneo de ratos wistar, em relação à proliferação fibroblástica e revascularização. Material e métodos: Foram utilizados 18 ratos wistar adultos jovens, machos, com peso médio de 324 g, provenientes do Biotério do Centro de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Foram feitas cinco feridas de 12 mm no dorso dos animais utilizando bisturi. Os animais foram divididos aleatoriamente em três grupos, cada grupo com seis animais: Grupo 1: Controle - os animais tiveram a ferida tratada com salina, Grupo 2:Feridas tratados com laser GaAsAl (830nm) 30J/cm² e Grupo 3: Feridas tratadas com Dersani®. As aplicações foram feitas diariamente durante 20 dias de experimento. O material para análise histológica foi corado com hematoxilina-eosina (HE), fotografados e analisados por meio do programa Image Pro-plus®, por contagem de pontos sob células de interesse. Resultados: Foi observado maior número de fibroblastos nos grupos tratados com o laser GaAsAl e com a pomada Dersani®, quando comparados ao controle no quarto dia do experimento. No entanto, no oitavo dia o grupo tratado com laser apresentou um número significativamente menor de fibroblastos, quando comparado ao controle e ao Dersani®. Em relação à revascularização foi observada diferença significativa entre o laser e o Dersani® no oitavo dia de experimento, em que o Dersani® se mostrou mais efetivo na formação de vasos sanguíneos. Conclusão: O grupo tratado com o laser GaAsAl no quarto dia aumentou significativamente a quantidade de fibroblastos quando comparado ao controle.
Objective: The present work evaluates the effect of the gallium-aluminum arsenide (GaAsAl) (30j/cm²) laser and ointment DersaniTM, on the cutaneous cicatricial process the wistar rats, in respect of fibroblast proliferation and revascularization. Materials and methods: The study made use of 18 wistar rats, young adults, males, with medium weight of 324 g, from the animal house of Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (Health and Biological Sciences Center) of Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Five 12 mm wounds were made in the dorsal region of the rats using scalpel blades. Animals were separated in 3 groups, each one with six animals. Group 1: Control - Animals had the wound treated with saline; Group 2: Wound treated with GaAsAl (30J/cm²) laser; and Group 3: wound treated with DersaniTM. The applications were made daily during 20 days of experiment. The material for histological analyses was stained with hematoxilin-eosin (HE), photographed and analyzed using the program Image Pro-plusTM through enumeration of points under the cells of interest. Results: It was observed an increase in the number of fibroblasts in the groups treated with GaAsAl 30J/cm² and with DersaniTM ointment when compared to controls in the fourth day of experiment. However, in the eighth day the group treated with laser presented a significant reduced number of fibroblasts when compared to control and DersaniTM groups. In relation to revascularization, significant differences between laser and DersaniTM were observed in the eighth day of the experiment, where to DersaniTM showed to be more effective in the formation of blood vessels. Conclusion: The group GaAsAl laser on the fourth day, there was a significantly greater quantity of fibroblasts compared to control group.
