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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

The Involvement of Photobiology in Contemporary Dentistry-A Narrative Review.

Ionut Luchian, Dana Gabriela Budală, Elena-Raluca Baciu, Ramona Gabriela Ursu, Diana Diaconu-Popa, Oana Butnaru, Monica Tatarciuc

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ionut LuchianDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0017-9672
Dana Gabriela BudalăDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2312-6987
Elena-Raluca BaciuDepartment of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.
Ramona Gabriela UrsuDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinarity (IX)-Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1811-7923
Diana Diaconu-PopaDepartment of Dental Technology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.
Oana ButnaruDepartment of Biophysics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7404-399X
Monica TatarciucDepartment of Dental Technology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iași, Romania.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Light is an emerging treatment approach that is being used to treat many diseases and conditions such as pain, inflammation, and wound healing. The light used in dental therapy generally lies in visible and invisible spectral regions. Despite many positive results in the treatment of different conditions, this therapy still faces some skepticism, which has prevented its widespread adoption in clinics. The main reason for this skepticism is the lack of comprehensive information about the molecular, cellular, and tissular mechanisms of action, which underpin the positive effects of phototherapy. However, there is currently promising evidence in support of the use of light therapy across a spectrum of oral hard and soft tissues, as well as in a variety of important dental subspecialties, such as endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, and maxillofacial surgery. The merging of diagnostic and therapeutic light procedures is also seen as a promising area for future expansion. In the next decade, several light technologies are foreseen as becoming integral parts of modern dentistry practice.

Indexed as

EndodonticsOrthodonticsSurgery, OralPeriodonticsPhotobiologydentistrylaserPDTphotostimulationphototherapyUV-AUV-B

Identifiers

PMID36835395
PMCPMC9961259

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