Photobiomodulation 2014

Photobiomodulation, tissue effects and bystanders.

The interaction of photons with cells is a necessary and essential condition for photobiomodulation to occur. Absorption and transduction of this energy must occur and it is well known that cellular molecules and structures are capable of absorbing this energy at various wavelengths. It is also known that transmission of some portion of the incident light occurs depending upon the wavelength, t...

Photobiomodulation: poised from the fringes.

The most fascinating aspect of science is that there is no permanence; today’s facts are tomorrow’s fallacies. A passage through the annals of the history of medicine showcases fascinating, often gruesome, images of crude surgical procedures and over-simplistic pharmacological ‘‘alchemy’’ that were all held to the epitome of scientific evidence for its time: clinical efficacy, that is, it works...

Invisalign Treatment Accelerated by Photobiomodulation.

S methods have been proposed to accelerate orthodontic treatment and thus reduce treatment time. Surgical injury of the cortical bone through selective alveolar decortication, piezociThis month’s Cutting Edge article describes accelerated orthodontic treatment using photobiomodulation (PBM), a low-level light therapy that has been shown to accelerate bone and connectivetissue metabolism for wou...

Photobiomodulation or low-level laser therapy.

Photobiomodulation: Implications for Anesthesia and Pain Relief.

OBJECTIVE This review examines the evidence of neural inhibition as a mechanism underlying pain relief and anesthetic effect of photobiomodulation (PBM). BACKGROUND PBM for pain relief has also been used for more than 30 years; however, the mechanism of its effectiveness has not been well understood. METHODS We review electrophysiological studies in humans and animal models and cell culture...