OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed to compare the clinical and biochemical effectiveness of guided tissue regeneration (GTR) alone and combined with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) application in the treatment of furcation II periodontal defects, over a period of 6 months. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-three @entity6876 were included in the study. Seventeen of these defects were treated with GTR plus LLLT, and sixteen of them were treated with GTR alone. @entity5951 ( @entity5951 ), @entity922 ( @entity922 ), @entity92 ( @entity92 ), and @entity623 ( @entity623 ) and osteocalcin (OC) levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were recorded at baseline and at postoperative 3rd and 6th months. RESULTS: Healing was uneventful in all cases. At the 3rd and 6th months, both treatment modalities-GTR and GTR plus LLLT-showed improved @entity5951 , @entity922 , and @entity92 values compared to their baseline values. @entity623 and OC levels in GCF increased after the treatment in both groups (p < 0.05). When compared the two groups, at the 6th month, @entity5951 , @entity922 , @entity92 , and @entity623 values showed significantly more improvement in laser group than non-laser group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that both treatments led to significantly favorable clinical improvements in furcation periodontal defects. LLLT plus GTR may be a more effective treatment modality compared to GTR alone.

Clinical and biochemical comparison of guided tissue regeneration versus guided tissue regeneration plus low-level laser therapy in the treatment of XXXX : A clinical study.

@entity6876 :: ('MESH:D017823', 'Disease') :: ['furcation defects'] @entity5951 :: ('MESH:D005888', 'Disease') :: ['PPD', 'Probing pocket depth'] @entity92 :: ('MESH:D007222', 'Disease') :: ['horizontal probing depth', 'HPD'] @entity623 :: ('250', 'Gene') :: ['ALP', 'alkaline phosphatase'] @entity922 :: ('MESH:D013568', 'Disease') :: ['CAL', 'clinical attachment level']
@entity6876 :: (MESH:D017823,Disease) :: ['class II furcation defects']
