List of Articles by MeSH
LASERS + therapeutic use
- Maver-Bišćanin M, Mravak-Stipetić M, Jerolimov V, Klaić B, Žarković D, Bišćanin A. Recurrence of Candida Albicans Colonization in Denture Stomatitis Patients Treated with Low Level Laser Therapy. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2007;41(3):225-32.
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| Title in English: |
Recurrence of Candida Albicans Colonization in Denture Stomatitis Patients Treated with Low Level Laser Therapy |
| Title in Croatian: |
Rekolonizacija gljivica Candida albicans u pacijenata s protetskim stomatitisom nakon terapije niskoenergetskim laserom |
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original scientific paper |
| MeSH: |
STOMATITIS, DENTURE
ORAL HYGIENE
LASERS + therapeutic use
CANDIDA ALBICANS |
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An optimal treatment modality for denture stomatitis (DS) hasn’t been yet found since the disease recurrs quite often. The aim of this paper is to investigate the occurrence of recolonization of the yeast Candida albicans one week after laser irradiation treatment in patients with DS. 70 patients with clinical evidence of denture stomatitis participated in this study. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of four different treatment regimens: 1) irradiation with a 685 nm wavelength laser for 10 minutes (30 mW); 2) irradiation with a 830 nm wavelength laser for 5 minutes (60 mW); 3) placebo control group: sham irradiation of patients; 4) antimycotic control group: self treatment of patients’ palatal mucosa with an antifungal oral gel and the use of an antiseptic solution for their dentures. A semiconductor diode laser, BTL-2000 (BTL-2 Dravotnicka Techika, Prague, Czech Republic), was used in both treatment cases using an energy density of 3.0 J/cm2 and a continuous working mode for five consecutive days. Swabs from patients palates and dentures were taken prior to initial treatment (1st day), immediately after the treatment was finished (5th day) and at a follow-up visit (12th day). We found that recolonization of Candida albicans, one week after treatment, occurred in a significant number of patients regardless of the treatment method. In order to achieve a long-term antimycotic effect, it is necessary to eliminate all predisposing factors individually, to incorporate the use of antifungal agents into the patients’ regime, and to have the patients improve their oral hygiene habits. |
- Dičak J, Tarle Z, Knežević A. Visual - Tactile Caries Detection in Comparison with Laser Fluorescence. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2007;41(2):132-41.
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Visual - Tactile Caries Detection in Comparison with Laser Fluorescence |
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Vizualno – taktilna detekcija karijesa u usporedbi s laserskom fluorescencijom |
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original scientific paper |
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DENTAL CARIES
LASERS + therapeutic use |
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Modern concepts in caries treatment require highly specific and sensitive methods of caries detection opposed to the conventional visual – tactile method. Unnecessary removal of sound dental tissue is quite often due to false – positive caries diagnosis. On the other hand, lesion can be undetected for a long period of time. DIAGNOdent (KaVo, Dental GmbH, Germany), a laser fluorescence – based device, presents an important turnover in diagnostic procedure. DIAGNOdent reading is highly accurate, repeatable, simple, safe, and ensures a long-term lesion monitoring because the result is quantified. The purpose of the study was the comparison of visual - tactile method of caries detection with laser fluorescence. Out of 960 teeth, caries was diagnosed in 90 teeth (9,4%) by DIAGNOdent. Using the visual – tactile method, dental caries was diagnosed in 58 teeth (6%). Absolute disagreement was found in 3,54% cases. More than half of lesions that have remained undetected were in the category of enamel surface caries (DIAGNOdent values 14-20). McNamar’s test showed statistically significant differences between DIAGNOdent based caries detection and visual – tactile method. |
- Maver-Bišćanin M, Mravak-Stipetić M, Jerolimov V. The Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Candia Albicans in Patients with Denture Stomatitis - Case Report. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2003;37(3):362-3.
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The Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Candia Albicans in Patients with Denture Stomatitis - Case Report |
| Title in Croatian: |
Učinak terapijskog lasera (LLLT) na Candidu albicans u dva bolesnika s protetskim stomatitisom |
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congress abstract |
| MeSH: |
LASERS + therapeutic use
CANDIDA ALBICANS
STOMATITIS, DENTURE + therapy |
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The purpose of this study was to present the effect of low level laser therapy on Candida albicans growth and palatal inflammation in two patients with denture stomatitis.The most common oral mucosal disorder in denture wearers in denture stomatitis, a condition which is usually associated with the presence of the yeast Candida albicans. Different treatment methods have been suggested to treat this symptom, none of which is proven to be absolutely effective.Two denture wearing patients, both with platal infammation diagnosed as Newton type II denture stomatitis were treated with low power semiconductor diode laser (BTL-2000, Prague, Czech Republic) with different wavelengths (685 nm and 830 nm) for five days consecutively. In both patients, palatal mucosa an acrylic denture base were irradiated in non-contact mode (probe distance0.5 cm from irradiated area) with different exposure times, 5 minutes (830 nm, 3.0 J/cm2, W = 60 mW) and 10 minutes (685 nm, 3.0 J/cm2, W = 30 mW). The effect of laser light on fungal growth in vivo was evaluated after the final treatment using the swab method and semiquntitative estimation of Candida albicans colonies growthon agar plates. The severity of inflammation was evaluated usin clinical criteria.After low level laser treatment reduction of yeast colonies in the agar plates occured and palatal inflammation diminished.LLLT is efective in treatment of denture stomatitis.Further placebo-controlled studies are in progress. |
- Anić I, Pavelić B, Vidović D. [Possibility of the application of CO2 laser in the prevention of demineralisation of the enamel]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1991;25(2):103-8.
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Possibility of the application of CO2 laser in the prevention of demineralisation of the enamel |
| Title in Croatian: |
Mogućnost primjene CO2 lasera u prevenciji demineralizacije cakline |
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original scientific paper |
| MeSH: |
DENTAL ENAMEL + radiation effects
TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION
LASERS + therapeutic use |
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Tooth enamel laser irradiated under certain conditions previously has been shown to have reduced subsurface demineralizations rate. The teeth were cut vertically in half with a thin diamond disc. One half of each tooth served as a control and the other half was irradiated using the CO2 laser. Laser energy was applied at incisive labial surface (15 W, 0.5 s, spot size 3.5 mm). After irradiation the specimens were coated with wax leaving only the windows 3 x 3 mm on the labial surfaces. After experimental demineralisation with 0.2 M sodium acetate and 0.1 M lactic acid solution for 10 days, dissolved calcium and phosphorus were analyzed in the demineralizating solutions using atomic absorption spectrophotometry and colorimetric method (method described by Lowey), respectively. Ca and P concentrations in demineralizing solutions per unit surface area were lower then the controls. |
- Cekić-Arambašin A, Đurđević-Matić A, Mravak-Stipetić M, Bilić A. [Use of soft laser in the treatment of oral symptoms]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1990;24(4):281-8.
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Use of soft laser in the treatment of oral symptoms |
| Title in Croatian: |
Efikasnost mekog lasera u liječenju oralnih simptoma |
| Type of Article: |
professional paper |
| MeSH: |
BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME + therapy
LASERS + therapeutic use
TOOTHACHE + therapy
VASODILATOR AGENTS
IONTOPHORESIS |
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Due to insufficient casual therapy of oral symptoms of dyniae and pyrosis, we applied infrared soft laser in treatment of patients with those oral symptoms. The laser had a wavelength of 904 nm and a radiation strength of 20 W. The tests were performed on 40 persons with stomatopyrosis and stomatodiniae symptoms, under application of laser through 5 days consecutively with radiation of mucosa lasting 3 minutes on 1 cm2. The testing group was represented by persons exclusively under the laser therapy and the control group was represented by 30 persons, who were under a medicamentose therapy with vasodilatator applied with iontophoresis. By persons with stomatopyrosis and stomatodiniae symptoms analgetic effect was attained through the therapy with the laser already after the first application, and the pain and aches intensity was relieved every day during the therapy, by stomatodinae to complete healing. The obtained differences in the intensity of symptoms before and after the therapy were statistically important. The thermoestesiometric determination of laser efficiency by vasodilatation showed differences which were not important, although the temperature during the therapy has slightly increased for 0.1 degrees C. The soft laser can be used as an effective remedy in the treatment of oral symptoms of stomatopyrosis and stomatodinae. |
- Anić I. [Ga-As laser in the treatment of adult periodontitis]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1988;22(2):141-7.
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- Maričić B, Mady L, Hraste J, Žuža B. [Analgetic effect of laser in dental therapy]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1987;21(4):291-301.
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