학술논문
Healing of normal and osteopenic bone with titanium implant and low-level laser therapy (GaAlAs): a histomorphometric study in rats.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*OSTEOPENIA
*TITANIUM
*LASER therapy
*LABORATORY rats
*OVARIECTOMY
*QUANTITATIVE research
*OSSEOINTEGRATION
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ISSN
0268-8921
Abstract
The study investigates the influence of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on bone healing in the femur of osteopenic and normal rats with titanium implants. Ovariectomy and control group were randomly submitted to LLLT, which was applied by gallium-aluminum-arsenium (GaAlAs) laser at the surgical site before and after placing the implant, for seven times. Histomorphometric and statistical analysis were performed. Most irradiated groups showed higher values than the nonirradiated groups. The GaAlAs infrared diode laser may improve the osseointegration process in osteopenic and normal bone, particularly based on its effects in the initial phase of bone formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]