Application of vacuum-laser therapy in complex treatment of chronic gingivitis.

Abstract

The high prevalence of chronic forms of gingivitis among young age persons is one of the most urgent problems of modern dentistry, the solution of which requires new approaches and methods. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and functional state of the periodontium at the initial inflammatory processes in the tissues and the ways of its correction by physical methods of treatment. The methods of clinical examination, index assessment, laser doppler flowmetry and video registration of vacuum test for a patient with chronic gingivitis revealed an increase of gingival capillaries resistance and improvement of microcirculation state in the periodontium at the end of vacuum therapy combined with exposure to laser radiation of red wavelength on periodontal tissues in the complex of standard treatment measures. The results of the performed functional methods of research after the end of physical influence on periodontal tissues are confirmed by the decrease of bleeding and increase of oral hygiene level according to the clinical instrumental examination, as well as by the absence of complaints on the part of the patient. So, the clinical case demonstrates the promising application of vacuum-laser therapy in the complex treatment of chronic gingivitis.