COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFECT OF CORTICOTOMY AND LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY ON PERIODONTAL HEALTH | ||||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 62, Issue 1 - January (Part 5), January 2016, Page 1113-1119 PDF (1.4 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2016.95429 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Noha Ali Mamdouh El Ashmawi1; Essam Mohamed Nassef Selim2; Mona Salah Fayed3; Amr Ragab El-Beialy4 | ||||
| 1MSC, Orthodontic Department, (Cairo University) | ||||
| 2Professor of Orthodontics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| 3Associate Professor of Orthodontics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| 4Lecturer of Orthodontics, Faculty of Oral and Dental medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The aim of the present study is compare between the effect of surgical corticotomy and LLLT on the periodontal health. methods: Orthodontic patients whom treatment necessitated maxillary 1st premolar extraction followed by canine retraction, were recruited. Pre-intervention periodontal assessment was performed. At the day of premolar extraction, both interventions (corticotomy and LLLT) were randomly allocated to both sides of maxillary arch followed by canine retraction. Post-retraction periodontal assessment was done 6 months after start of canine retraction. Results: A statistical significant decrease by (0.29±0.57mm and 0.49± 0.75mm) was found in the gingival margin level of the maxillary lateral incisor on the corticotomy and Laser sides respectively. No statistical significant difference was found between both sides. Conclusions: Both interventions showed the same minor changes in the level of the gingival margin of maxillary lateral incisor. | ||||
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