Resumen:
Background: To determine whether photodynamic laser therapy or photothermal laser therapy demonstrates greater
improvements in the clinical signs of peri-implant mucositis as an adjuvant to mechanical debridement.
Material and Methods: Electronic databases were used to select articles on February 10th, 2022. The clinical outco mes analysed were the plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD) and bleeding of probing index (BoP). The following
PICO question was formulated: Among patients with peri-implant mucositis, does photothermal laser therapy (PT)
demonstrate greater improvement in clinical inflammatory signs in comparison to antimicrobial photodynamic
therapy (aPDT) as an adjuvant to conventional therapy?
Results: Seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in the systematic review. The clinical parameters
were compared amongst all studies at baseline and 3-month follow-up appointment. aPDT reduced both PI and PD
great than PT. PT showed greater reductions in BoP.
Conclusions: Conclusions are difficult to generalize due to the heterogeneity in the methodology of the included
studies. However, this systematic review suggests that aPDT alongside mechanical debridement d...