The Effects of Er:YAG Laser Treatment on Titanium Surface Profile and Osteoblastic Cell Activity: An In Vitro Study
Autor: | Erida Elezi, Francesca Ravanetti, Carlo Galli, Giovanni Passeri, Giacomo Gualini, Guido Maria Macaluso, Antonio Cacchioli |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Materials science Surface Properties Dentistry chemistry.chemical_element Lasers Solid-State Cell Line law.invention Osseointegration law medicine Humans Viability assay Irradiation Decontamination Cell Proliferation Dental Implants Titanium Osteoblasts biology business.industry Osteoblast Laser medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Dental Etching Osteocalcin biology.protein Periodontics Electron microscope business Er:YAG laser Biomedical engineering |
Zdroj: | Journal of Periodontology. 82:1169-1177 |
ISSN: | 1943-3670 0022-3492 |
DOI: | 10.1902/jop.2010.100428 |
Popis: | Laser light has been proposed as a tool to decontaminate the surface of endosseous implants. The effects of this maneuver on the interactions between cells and surface, however, are poorly known. The goal of the present study is to investigate osteoblast growth and differentiation on three commercially available surfaces untreated or after irradiation by erbium-doped:yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (Er:YAG) laser at two levels: 150 and 200 mJ/pulse at 10 Hz.Human osteoblastic Saos-2 cells were plated on machined, sandblasted and acid-etched titanium, or titanium plasma-sprayed disks. The effects of lasing were observed with a scanning electronic microscope, and cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Moreover, we measured the production of the osteoblast-specific protein osteocalcin and of osteoprotegerin in the supernatants by immunoenzymatic assays.Although no visible changes were observed on machined or titanium plasma-sprayed disk samples at the tested levels, titanium peaks on sandblasted and acid-etched titanium disks appeared fused as a consequence of laser irradiation. Interestingly, cell proliferation was slower on irradiated titanium at both intensities on all the surfaces. Cell differentiation, as assessed by osteocalcin production, was generally unaffected by laser treatment, whereas the production of osteoprotegerin was decreased on all the surfaces irradiated at the intensity of 200 mJ/10Hz.These results indicate that Er:YAG laser at energy levels used in this study can alter the surface profile of titanium implants and these changes may negatively affect the viability and the activity of osteoblastic cells. Therefore, Er:YAG lasers should be used with caution on titanium surfaces. |
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