Title

Low level laser therapy for suprabony defects: A clinical study in India

Authors

Aishwarya Duble^1,*, Meenakshi Boddun¹, Hiroj Bagde², Ashida S. Blesson¹, Harshada Gedam¹ & Ashlesha Arekar³

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India; ²Department of Periodontology, Government Dental College & Hospital, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Periodontology & Implantology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Aishwarya Duble - E-mail: aish.duble@gmail.com
Meenakshi Boddun - E-mail: boddunmeenakshi@gmail.com
Hiroj Bagde - E-mail: hirojbagde8@gmail.com
Ashida S. Blesson - E-mail: ashidasblesson@gmail.com
Harshada Gedam - E-mail: gedamharshada@gmail.com
Ashlesha Arekar - E-mail: arekarashlesha18@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Periodontal flap surgery effectively manages suprabony periodontal defects; however, adjunctive therapies may further improve healing and clinical outcomes. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) as an adjunct to flap surgery in 30 patients with chronic periodontitis. Clinical parameters, including plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level, were evaluated at baseline and after 3 and 6 months. Both groups showed significant improvement, whereas the LLLT group showed significantly greater reductions in plaque index, gingival index and probing pocket depth, together with greater clinical attachment level gain (p < 0.001). Thus, adjunctive LLLT enhances periodontal healing and improve the effectiveness of conventional periodontal flap surgery.

Keywords

Low-level laser therapy (LLLT), periodontal flap surgery, chronic periodontitis, suprabony defects, periodontal healing

Citation

Duble et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5235-5239 (2026)

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.