The Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy on the Healing of Bone Defects in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats: A Histological and Morphometric Evaluation.

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The Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy on the Healing of Bone Defects in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats: A Histological and Morphometric Evaluation.

J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2017 Jun 16;:

Authors: Yildirimturk S, Sirin Y, Soluk Tekkesin M, Gurler G, Firat D

Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of LLLT on the healing of bone defects in rats with streptozotocin (STZ) induced DM.
METHODS: 28 male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in this study. 14 animals received a single dose of STZ intraperitoneally (65 mg/kg) to induce Type I DM, whereas others were injected only with sterile saline solution. Four weeks later, standard bone defects were created in the tibiae of rats. Surgical wounds in one group from each of the diabetic and non-diabetic animals were irradiated with diode laser for every other day for 4 weeks and they were described as DM+LLLT and CONT+LLLT groups, respectively. Remaining two groups received no laser treatment. New bone formation, osteoblast and blood vessel counts were calculated in histologic sections.
RESULTS: DM group had significantly smaller bone area and lower blood vessel count when compared to DM+LLLT, CONT and CONT+LLLT groups (p<0.05 for each). CONT and CONT+LLLT groups had significantly larger bone area than DM+LLLT group (p<0.05 for both).
CONCLUSIONS: LLLT application promoted vascularization and new bone formation in animals with DM to a limited extent, since it was unable to support the healing process up to the level of non-diabetic animals.

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