Med Lasers.  2021 Mar;10(1):15-21. 10.25289/ML.2021.10.1.15.

Brief Retrospect on the Use of Photobiomodulation (PBM) Therapy for Augmented Bone Regeneration (ABR)

• Padalhin AR

• KMID: 2533492
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.25289/ML.2021.10.1.15

Abstract

As technology advances at a rapid rate, innovations in regenerative medicine will eventually include the use of energy-based therapeutics, such as low intensity-pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUs), pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation (PMFs), and low-level laser/light therapy (LLLt) or photobiomodulation therapy (PBMt). Among these treatments, LLLt/PBMt attracted significant attention by the turn of the century, as evidenced by the numerous publications compared to LIPUs and PMFs, particularly for augmented bone regeneration (ABR). This is a testament of how the maturation of technology and scientific knowledge leads to latent compounded applications, even when the value of a technique is reliant on empirical data. This article reviews some of the notable investigations using LLLt/PBMt for bone regeneration published in the past decade, focusing on how this type of therapy has been utilized together with the existing regenerative medicine landscape.

Keyword

Low-level laser/light therapy; Photobiomodulation therapy; Laser therapy; Augmented bone regeneration