Table 2.
Summary of characteristics in studies reporting on wound healing
| AUTHOR | YEAR | WAVELENGTH, NM | LASER TYPE | LASER POWER, W | BEAM AREA AND SPOT SIZE, cm2 | TREATMENT TIME PER POINT, S | ENERGY DOSE PER POINT, J | FLUENCE, J/cm2 | CLINICAL SITE | CONTACT POINTS, NO. | APPOINTMENT INTERVALS, NO. | APPOINTMENT DAYS | WOUND HEALING | SURGICAL SITE | DAYS, WOUND HEALING SCALE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando and Colleagues 36 | 1993 | 830 | –* | 0.03 | – | 120 | 4 | – | Intraoral, contact | 1 | 1 | 1 | Soft tissue | Mandibular third molar | 0, 7; healing scale |
| Romao and Colleagues 3 | 2015 | 808 | GaAlAs† | 0.1‡ | 0.04 | 30 | 3 | 75 | Intraoral, contact | 5 | 5 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 | Bone tissue | Mandibular molar | 40; micro–computed tomography, histology |
| Ahrari and Colleagues 46 | 2020 | 810 | Aluminum gallium indium phosphide | 0.02‡ | 0.28 | 30 | 6 | 2.14‡ | Extraoral, noncontact | 3 | 2 | 1, 3 | Soft tissue | Mandibular molar | 3, 7; degree of healing |
| Ahrari and Colleagues 35 | 2020 | 660 | GaAlAs | 0.02‡ | – | 30 | 6 | – | Extraoral, noncontact | 3 | 2 | 1, 3 | Soft tissue | Mandibular molar | Photos on 3, 7; degree of healing |
| Rosero and Colleagues 52 | 2020 | 808 | GaAlAs | 0.1 | 0.028 | 25 | 2.5 | 89 | Intraoral, contact | 5 | 5 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 | Bone tissue | Mandibular molar | 45; micro–computed tomography, histology |
| Salem 4 | 2020 | 660 | – | 0.025‡ | – | 60 | – | – | Intraoral, noncontact | 1 | 1 | 1 | Soft tissue | Mandibular third molar | 1, 2, 7; Laundry and Turnbull |
| Da Silva and Colleagues 48 | 2021 | 808 | – | 0.04 | 0.28 | 70 | 2.8 | 100 | Intraoral, contact | 5 | 4 | 0, 7, 14, 21 | Soft tissue | Maxilla and mandible | 7, 14, 18, 21; alveolar mucosa healing |
* –:
A value that cannot be derived from other reported values.
†
GaAlAs: Gallium aluminum arsenide.
‡
Indicates value that was initially misreported and corrected by the authors’ calculations.