Diode laser gingivectomy for orthodontic treatment-induced gingival hyperplasia bests scalpel surgery

Results: Of the initially retrieved 288 articles, 40 were duplicates and excluded; 236 articles were excluded following title and abstract screening, and 5 others were excluded following full-text assessment. Finally, 7 studies underwent systematic review. In the risk-of-bias assessment, 5 studies scored 2, and 2 studies scored 3 out of 6. Intraoperative and postoperative bleeding and pain were found to be significantly lower in the laser group. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this systematic review and with respect to the quality of evidence, the present results revealed lower level of pain and bleeding in diode laser gingivectomy compared with the conventional scalpel surgery and NSPT for treatment of orthodontic treatment-induced GE.

Reference:

Maboudi, Avideh, et al. "Gingivectomy With Diode Laser Versus the Conventional Scalpel Surgery and Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy in Treatment of Orthodontic Treatment-Induced Gingival Enlargement: a Systematic Review." Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery, vol. 41, no. 9, 2023, pp. 449-459

Keywords:

Diode, laser, gingivectomy, orthodontic, treatment-induced, gingival, hyperplasia, bests, scalpel surgery, Maboudi, Avideh, Photobiomodulation, Photomedicine, and Laser Surgery