Publications by authors named "Maziar Khatami"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a 940-nm diode laser in reducing post-operative pain following undisplaced flap surgery in patients with periodontal issues.
- Conducted with 30 patients using a split-mouth design, one side received laser treatment, while the other had standard surgery without it.
- Results showed that patients reported significantly less pain and required fewer analgesics on multiple days after surgery when the laser was used, indicating the laser's positive impact on pain management.
Background: Pain is the most common complication of orthodontic treatment. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been suggested as a new analgesic treatment free of the adverse effects of analgesic medications. However, it is not studied thoroughly, and the available studies are quite controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment protocols with low-level Laser (also called 'soft laser therapy) have been used in health care systems for more than three decades. Bearing in mind the suitable sub-cellular absorption and the cellular-vascular impacts, low-level laser may be a treatment of choice for soft tissues. Low-level lasers have played crucial and colorful roles in performing periodontal surgeries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Diode lasers are becoming popular in gingival treatment following orthodontic treatments. Despite their merit and clinical implications, postoperative pain and bleeding after surgery with diode lasers are not assessed except in few controversial studies.
Method: This controlled clinical trial was conducted on 30 healthy orthodontic patients aged 17-29 years, needing esthetic-only gingivectomy in the anterior maxilla.