Title

Comparative evaluation of post-operative pain and tissue response in patients undergoing conventional surgical approaches with or without diode laser: A randomised clinical study

Authors

Khushbu Jain*^,1, Dennis V Abraham², Sachin Malagi², Rangoli Bhirad¹, Shweta Mishra³ & Amit Mihani²

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Institute, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; ²Department of Periodontics, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Anjora, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; ³Department of Periodontics, Kalka Dental College Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Khushbu Jain - E-mail: drkhushbugolchha@gmail.com
Dennis V Abraham - E-mail: dennis.abraham1@gmail.com
Sachin Malagi - E-mail: drmalagisachin@gmail.com
Rangoli Bhirad - E-mail: rangolisbhirad1996@gmail.com
Shweta Mishra - E-mail: amitshweta20@gmail.com
Amit Mihani - E-mail: amitmihani@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Periodontal regeneration often requires surgical intervention, yet conventional procedures may lead to postoperative discomfort and inflammation, raising interest in diode laser–assisted therapy. Therefore, it is of interest to compare healing outcomes after Kirkland and Modified Widman flap surgeries performed with or without 976 nm diode laser exposures in 80 sites. Laser-treated groups showed greater reductions in probing depth and gingival inflammation, with Group B exhibiting the highest SBI reduction and Group D demonstrating the greatest CAL gain. Pain scores favored diode laser use, particularly in Group D on day 1. Diode laser adjuncts significantly enhanced clinical healing parameters and reduced discomfort, supporting their beneficial role in periodontal surgery.

Keywords

Diode laser, Kirkland flap, modified widman flap, periodontitis, split-mouth

Citation

Jain et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4762-4766 (2025)

Edited by

Hiroj Bagde

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.