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Title : Assessment of the possible effect of low level laser therapy on mandibular distraction osteogenesis
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Abstract
Distraction osteogenesis (DO), also called callus distraction, callotasis, osteodistraction, and distraction histogenesis is a biological process of regenerating new formed bone and adjacent soft tissue by gradual and controlled traction of the surgically separated bone segments. Physical and biological parameters affecting the success of DO include the macro and microscopical bone anatomy, the direction and amount of the applied distraction forces, and the regenerative capacity of the tissues involved. In the maxillofacial skeleton, DO replacing many of the traditional surgical treatment for congenital and acquired deformities. Research for increasing the quality of newly formed bone by DO is maintained mostly by adding supplements that provide osteogenesis. One of these supplements is low level laser therapy (LLLT). LLLT is a procedure that uses large portions of the visible and infrared light spectra to improve the healing process by stimulating vascularization, fibroblast proliferation and the deposition of collagen. The effects of the photochemical and photobiological properties of lasers on the biomodulation of inflammatory and bone repair processes has been studied with the aims of accelerating bone healing, decreasing postoperative discomfort and edema and improving tissue regeneration in patients submitted to surgery. Therefore, our study aimed to evaluate the effect of low level leaser therapy (LLLT) on new bone formation obtained by distraction osteogenesis in the early consolidation periods, to accelerate the bone maturation process and to improve the physical properties of lengthened bones