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Laser Therapy in Oral and Dental Diseases
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Laser Therapy in Oral and Dental Diseases

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2024 | Viewed by 694

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Eugenia Anagnostaki

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Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
Interests: PBM-therapy; photobiomodulation; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; aPDT; laser-assisted endodontics; laser-assisted dental bleaching
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Dr. Steven Parker

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Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
Interests: PBM-therapy; photobiomodulation; laser-soft tissue management; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; aPDT; laser-tissue interaction
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, titled "Laser Therapy in Oral and Dental Diseases", focuses on the application of laser technology in the field of oral and dental care. This collection of articles aims to explore and highlight the potential use of lasers in diagnosing, treating, and preventing various oral and dental conditions.

Laser therapy is emerging as a promising alternative, offering several advantages including minimal invasiveness, reduced pain, faster healing, and improved patient experience. This Special Issue also addresses the challenges and limitations associated with laser therapy, highlighting areas that require further research and development.

Different types of papers (reviews, trials, and case reports) are welcome. We encourage the submission of papers that are about the added value of laser therapy associated with clinical and other evaluations.

The following topics are suggested:

  • Potential benefits of laser therapy in oral and dental diseases;
  • Precision in targeting specific areas, bactericidal effects, and the ability to stimulate tissue regeneration;
  • The adjunctive role of laser therapy in traditional therapies.

Dr. Eugenia Anagnostaki
Dr. Steven Parker
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • laser-assisted endodontics
  • laser-assisted dental bleaching laser dentistry
  • aPDT
  • photobiomodulation
  • aesthetic dentistry
  • restorative dentistry
  • laser-tissue interaction

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Systematic Review
Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy Dosage on Orthodontic Movement, Temporomandibular Dysfunction and Third Molar Surgery Outcomes: A Five-Year Systematic Review
by Steven Parker, Mark Cronshaw, Eugenia Anagnostaki, Valina Mylona, Edward Lynch and Martin Grootveld
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 3049; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14073049 - 4 Apr 2024
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(1) Background: This five-year systematic review seeks to assess the impact of oral and peri-oral photobiomodulation therapies (PBMTs) on the adjunctive management of deeper tissue biofunction, pathologies related to pain and inflammatory disorders and post-surgical events. (2) Methods: The search engines PubMed, Cochrane, [...] Read more.
(1) Background: This five-year systematic review seeks to assess the impact of oral and peri-oral photobiomodulation therapies (PBMTs) on the adjunctive management of deeper tissue biofunction, pathologies related to pain and inflammatory disorders and post-surgical events. (2) Methods: The search engines PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, EMBASE and EBSCO were used with appropriate Boolean operatives. The initial number of 14,932 articles was reduced to 261. Further exclusions performed to identify PBM therapy in third molar surgery, orthodontic and TMJ articles resulted in 19, 15 and 20 of these, respectively. Each paper was scrutinised to identify visible red–NIR laser wavelength PBM applications, concerning dosimetry and outcomes. (3) Results: A dataset analysis was employed using post hoc ANOVA and linear regression strategies, both with a Bonferroni correction (p < 0.05). The outcomes of articles related to oral surgery pain revealed a statistically significant relation between PBMT and a positive adjunct (p = 0.00625), whereas biofunction stimulation across all other groupings failed to establish a positive association for PBMT. (4) Conclusions: The lack of significance is suggested to be attributable to a lack of operational detail relating to laser operating parameters, together with variation in a consistent clinical technique. The adoption of a consistent parameter recording and the possible inclusion of laser data within ethical approval applications may help to address the shortcomings in the objective benefits of laser PBM. Full article
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