The aim of the paper was to evaluate the efficacy of the OrthoPulse™ orthodontic tooth movement acceleration device, capable of producing near-infrared wavelength light waves. The energy carried by these waves penetrates the periodontal tissues adjacent to the dental elements subjected to movement, it is absorbed by the cellular mitochondria, the main tissue photo-acceptors, and anabolic biochemical reactions are generated which increase the rate of tooth displacement. This phenomenon is described by the term "photobiomodulation". A retrospective case-control study was performed on a sample of 30 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment performed with transparent aligners: 15 underwent photobiomodulation, while the remaining 15 were the control group. The results of the weekly dental displacement rate showed an increased speed in the case studies, confirming the state-of-the-art research data currently available in the literature.
L'obiettivo dell'elaborato è stato valutare l'efficacia del dispositivo di accelerazione del movimento dentale ortodontico OrthoPulse™, in grado di produrre onde luminose di lunghezza d'onda vicino all'infrarosso. L'energia trasportata da tali onde penetra i tessuti parodontali adiacenti agli elementi dentali sottoposti a movimento, viene assorbita dai mitocondri cellulari, i principali fotoaccettori tissutali, e si generano reazioni biochimiche anaboliche che incrementano il tasso di spostamento dentale. Questo fenomeno viene descritto attraverso il termine "fotobiomodulazione". É stato eseguito uno studio retrospettivo caso-controllo su un campione di 30 pazienti sottoposti a trattamento ortodontico eseguito tramite allineatori trasparenti: 15 sono stati sottoposti a fotobiomodulazione, mentre i restanti 15 hanno costituito il gruppo controllo. I risultati ottenuti relativi al tracciamento del tasso di spostamento dentale settimanale hanno mostrato una velocità incrementata nei caso studio, confermando i dati ad oggi disponibili in letteratura.
Effetti della fotobiomodulazione sul trattamento ortodontico
COLI, GIULIA
2021/2022
Abstract
The aim of the paper was to evaluate the efficacy of the OrthoPulse™ orthodontic tooth movement acceleration device, capable of producing near-infrared wavelength light waves. The energy carried by these waves penetrates the periodontal tissues adjacent to the dental elements subjected to movement, it is absorbed by the cellular mitochondria, the main tissue photo-acceptors, and anabolic biochemical reactions are generated which increase the rate of tooth displacement. This phenomenon is described by the term "photobiomodulation". A retrospective case-control study was performed on a sample of 30 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment performed with transparent aligners: 15 underwent photobiomodulation, while the remaining 15 were the control group. The results of the weekly dental displacement rate showed an increased speed in the case studies, confirming the state-of-the-art research data currently available in the literature.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12075/9497