Venkatesh Prabhuji Munivenkatappa Lakshmaiah, Khaleelahmed Shaeesta, Vasudevalu Sujatha, Vinodhini K
Department of Periodontics, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hunasamaranahalli, via Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2014 May;18(3):412-5. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.134597.
The quest for exploring new frontiers in the field of medical science for efficient and improved treatment modalities has always been on a rise. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been enormously used in medical practice, principally, for the management of urolithiasis, cholelithiasis and also in various orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders. The efficacy of ESWT in the stimulation of osteoblasts, fibroblasts, induction of neovascularization and increased expression of bone morphogenic proteins has been well documented in the literature. However, dentistry is no exception to this trend. The present article enlightens the various applications of ESWT in the field of dentistry and explores its prospective applications in the field of periodontics, and the possibility of incorporating the beneficial properties of shock waves in improving the treatment outcome.
探索医学领域新前沿以寻求高效且改良的治疗方式的追求一直在上升。体外冲击波疗法(ESWT)在医学实践中已被大量使用,主要用于治疗尿路结石、胆结石,以及各种骨科和肌肉骨骼疾病。ESWT在刺激成骨细胞、成纤维细胞、诱导新血管形成和增加骨形态发生蛋白表达方面的功效在文献中已有充分记载。然而,牙科也不例外于这一趋势。本文阐述了ESWT在牙科领域的各种应用,并探讨了其在牙周病学领域的潜在应用,以及将冲击波的有益特性纳入以改善治疗效果的可能性。