Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods
Background: Laser-assisted bone cutting has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional methods, such as rotary instruments and saws. The technique is considered minimally invasive, offering potential benefits in precision, reduced trauma, and faster healing. Materials and Methods: A randomize...
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| author | K P Noufal RP Shanoj Mohammad Assaggaf R Sunil Deepika Rayan Pai Reshma Amin |
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| description | Background:
Laser-assisted bone cutting has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional methods, such as rotary instruments and saws. The technique is considered minimally invasive, offering potential benefits in precision, reduced trauma, and faster healing.
Materials and Methods:
A randomized clinical trial was conducted involving 100 patients requiring bone resection for various dental procedures. Participants were divided into two groups: Group A (n = 50) underwent laser-assisted bone cutting using a 2940 nm Er laser, while Group B (n = 50) received traditional bone cutting using rotary instruments. Both groups were evaluated based on operative time, thermal damage to surrounding tissues, postoperative pain, and healing rate over a follow-up period of four weeks. Quantitative assessments included operative time (minutes), thermal impact (measured in tissue temperature increase), and patient pain scores using a visual analog scale (VAS).
Results:
Group A (laser-assisted) demonstrated an average operative time of 25 ± 4 minutes, compared to Group B’s 20 ± 3 minutes, reflecting a marginally longer procedure for laser use. However, thermal damage was significantly lower in Group A, with a tissue temperature increase of only 3.5°C ± 0.2 compared to 5.2°C ± 0.3 in Group B (P < 0.05). Postoperative pain scores were notably lower in the laser group (VAS score of 2.8 ± 0.5) compared to the traditional method group (VAS score of 4.5 ± 0.6). Furthermore, the healing rate was faster in Group A, with 80% of patients exhibiting optimal healing within two weeks, whereas only 55% in Group B reached a similar status (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Laser-assisted bone-cutting techniques provide a viable alternative to traditional methods, with advantages in reduced thermal damage, decreased postoperative pain, and faster healing, albeit with a slight increase in operative time. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e69ed081011346a29736fa9e22f0fe552025-08-20T03:31:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0976-48790975-74062025-06-0117Suppl 2S1393S139510.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1838_24Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional MethodsK P NoufalRP ShanojMohammad AssaggafR SunilDeepika Rayan PaiReshma AminBackground: Laser-assisted bone cutting has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional methods, such as rotary instruments and saws. The technique is considered minimally invasive, offering potential benefits in precision, reduced trauma, and faster healing. Materials and Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted involving 100 patients requiring bone resection for various dental procedures. Participants were divided into two groups: Group A (n = 50) underwent laser-assisted bone cutting using a 2940 nm Er laser, while Group B (n = 50) received traditional bone cutting using rotary instruments. Both groups were evaluated based on operative time, thermal damage to surrounding tissues, postoperative pain, and healing rate over a follow-up period of four weeks. Quantitative assessments included operative time (minutes), thermal impact (measured in tissue temperature increase), and patient pain scores using a visual analog scale (VAS). Results: Group A (laser-assisted) demonstrated an average operative time of 25 ± 4 minutes, compared to Group B’s 20 ± 3 minutes, reflecting a marginally longer procedure for laser use. However, thermal damage was significantly lower in Group A, with a tissue temperature increase of only 3.5°C ± 0.2 compared to 5.2°C ± 0.3 in Group B (P < 0.05). Postoperative pain scores were notably lower in the laser group (VAS score of 2.8 ± 0.5) compared to the traditional method group (VAS score of 4.5 ± 0.6). Furthermore, the healing rate was faster in Group A, with 80% of patients exhibiting optimal healing within two weeks, whereas only 55% in Group B reached a similar status (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Laser-assisted bone-cutting techniques provide a viable alternative to traditional methods, with advantages in reduced thermal damage, decreased postoperative pain, and faster healing, albeit with a slight increase in operative time.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1838_24er laserhealing ratelaser-assisted bone cuttingoperative timepostoperative painthermal damagetraditional bone-cutting methods |
| spellingShingle | K P Noufal RP Shanoj Mohammad Assaggaf R Sunil Deepika Rayan Pai Reshma Amin Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences er laser healing rate laser-assisted bone cutting operative time postoperative pain thermal damage traditional bone-cutting methods |
| title | Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods |
| title_full | Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods |
| title_short | Evaluation of Laser-Assisted Bone-Cutting Techniques Compared to Traditional Methods |
| title_sort | evaluation of laser assisted bone cutting techniques compared to traditional methods |
| topic | er laser healing rate laser-assisted bone cutting operative time postoperative pain thermal damage traditional bone-cutting methods |
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