Effect of Light Emitting Diode Photobiomodulation on the Stability of Dental Implants in Bone Grafted Cases: a Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: The high success rate of implants has made implant-based prostheses attractive to edentulous patients. Osseointegration lasts 4-6 months, increasing to 6-8 months in cases requiring bone grafts and guided bone regeneration. Many efforts have been made to accelerate osseointegration, including low level laser (LLL) and light emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation. Materials and methods: Twelve patients underwent bimaxillary immediate implant surgery with particulate bone grafts between the socket wall and the implant, and the transmucosal abutment was attached on implants at the same time. The intervention side was exposed to LED radiation for 20 minutes a day one day preoperatively and 10 consecutive sessions, starting from the day of surgery. A trained operator measured and recorded the implant stability quotient (ISQ) value on both sides immediately after surgery as well as one month and three months postoperatively. Results: The ISQ value was 37.54 on the non-irradiated side immediately after surgery; it decreased to 35.09 one month postoperatively and increased to 46.45 at three months after the operation. The ISQ value was 36.73 on the irradiated side immediately after surgery and it increased to 47.36 and 71.18 at one month and three months postoperatively, respectively. There were significant differences between the ISQ values on the irradiated side at all the three time intervals, but also a significant difference on the non-irradiated side, except for two other two time intervals of immediately and one month after surgery. Although there was no significant difference between the two sides in terms of the ISQ value immediately after surgery, the ISQ value was significantly higher on the irradiated versus non-irradiated side at one month and three months postoperatively. Conclusion: Low level laser radiation resulted in a favorable increase in the ISQ value in three months. Light emitting diode has lso led to a clinically significant increase in the ISQ value after three months because implants with ISQ values >54 could be loaded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]