LASERTHERAPY AS A COADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT IN OSSEOINTEGRATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTS (Atena Editora)

Abstract

In the postoperative period, implant surgery triggers an inflammatory process that, when not well conducted, can compromise implant osseointegration, an important condition for survival and success of dental implants. This way, the laser has been pointed out as an ally in implantology, its biomodulatory, analgesic, anti-inflammatory action and ability to improve osteoblastic activity contributes from effective osseointegration to acceleration of postoperative healing. This work was carried out in the form of an integrative literary review, based on articles from international journals and aims toto evaluatethe effects of laser therapy on the osseointegration of dental implants. The survey of scientific articles was carried out in the electronic, VHL, Medline and PubMed databases using the descriptors dental implant * AND Osseointegration * AND Laser Therapy *, with a time frame from 2017 to 2022. Nine (9) articles were analyzed in in full, in English and Spanish. The results indicate that low-level laser may be a viable option for adjunctive therapy with regard to osseointegration, due to its ability to improve osteoblastic activity, thus inducing bone neoformation. Consequently, it contributes to better post-surgical recovery. However, low-level laser therapy is capable of producing satisfactory results in the osseointegration process, however, more robust studies, especially in humans, are needed to legitimately prove the effectiveness of laser in osseointegration of implants.