Photobiomodulation therapy for wound healing in crown lengthening surgery: a case series

• Main Authors: Nahid Derikvand, Seyedeh Sara Ghasemi, Hannaneh Aghdam, Nasim Chiniforush
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2019-02-01
• Series: Regeneration, Reconstruction & Restoration
• Subjects: photobiomodulation, crown lengthening, wound healing, oral surgery
• Online Access: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/tripleR/article/view/23031

Photobiomodulation (PBM) has been considered a popular technique for reducing the post-operative complications after periodontal surgeries. The aim of this case series study was to evaluate the PBM effect on accelerating wound healing after crown lengthening procedure. Four patients were referred to a private office for crown lengthening surgery. After completion of medical history and oral examination, the surgery for patients were done. Then, PBM was done by diode laser at 980 nm, in continuous mode with output power of 0.3 w for 20 sec.  On follow up session after 2 weeks, satisfactory results of PBM were detected in all patients. The application of 980 nm diode laser for PBM after oral soft tissue surgeries can be beneficial due to accelerating wound healing.