Stimulation of mucoperiostal slice epithelization by small power laser after the primary plastic of oroantral communication
Authors: Jovanovic Goran , Buric Nikola , Tijanic Milos 
Published: September 2010

Introduction The oroantral communication is a pathologic communication between the oral cavity and maxillary sinus. It originates with extraction of the upper lateral teeth. Primary plastics communication, which is more extensive than 5 mm has been unsuccessful in 16%. Small power lasers have positive reaction on wounds healing. The aim of this work was to determine the lasers effects on slice epithelization after the plastics more extensive than 5 mm. Material and methods The experimental research was done on dogs with extraction of the upper second premolars on both sides, and formed oroantral communication having diameter of 10 mm. After the plastics of sinus, the left side slices were exposed to radiation for 7 days, and the opposite slices healed spontaneously. Eight points (8x1J) were treated for 100s by GaAlAs laser, power 10 mW and wavelength 670 nm. Biopses of the slices connections were taken on the 14th day to be laboratory treated and examined microscopially. The study included 36 examinees with communication diameter of 10 mm and performed plastics of sinuses. In half of the examinees wounds were exposed to radiation for 7 days, and in other examinees they healed spontaneously. The results were analyzed on the fourteenth day according to the scale: 1 - complete healing, without dehiscention; 2 - incomplete healing, with minimal dehiscention; 3 - communication did not heal, with partial dehiscention; 4 - open communication, with significant dehiscention. Results and discussion The microscopic analysis shows that no wounds exposed to radiation were overcast with mucous membrane which had smooth sub epithelia chronic inflammation and inflammable infiltrate, and strong fibroplasias and granulations. Wounds exposed to radiation had mucous membrane without any signals of inflammation. Laser radiation causes anti-inflammatory reaction, i.e. it provokes reduction of exudation, alteration and proliferation, it blocks cyclo- and lipo-oxygenation by delaying the synthesis of prostaglandin, stimulates neutrophyll, macrophage and lissome activity and it activates the function of immune complex T and B lymphocytes, so this difference could be primary referred to the action of laser. Our clinical study shows that complete healing of oroantral communication was recorded in 88,8% of the examinees who were exposed to radiation in relation to 50%, of those who did not receive radiation therapy which is statistically much higher percentage (?2 test < 0, 05). The surgery was repeated in 5,6% of those who had received radiation therapy and in 16,7% of those who had not been exposed to radiation. Laser radiation stimulates changing of ADP in ATP and it accelerates cells metabolism, it increases microcirculation and accelerates substance exchange of cells, it increases DNK and RNK synthesis and stimulates cells division, which cause quicker regeneration of epithelia, i.e. it accelerates the process of wound healing. Conclusion It can be concluded that small power laser can be used successfully as additional method of treatment, after closing of oroantral communication surgically.