Research Article

Effect of Nd:YAG Low Level Laser Therapy on Human Gingival Fibroblasts

Table 2

Cell counts of control and test groups for the different time points.

CellsMean (SD)Median (range) value

24 hours
Controls439500 (10116)41000 (28000, 48000)
20 s435250 (8382)37000 (24000, 43000)0.54
40 s437000 (11605)38000 (22000, 50000)0.76
60 s441000 (13216)40000 (26000, 58000)0.86
120 s438750 (8539)37500 (30000, 50000)0.91

48 hours
Controls444000 (15144)38000 (34000, 66000)
20 s445500 (5972)44000 (40000, 54000)0.86
40 s451500 (9849)51000 (40000, 64000)0.43
60 s461500 (5972)60000 (56000, 70000)0.07
120 s468000 (6325)69000 (60000, 74000)0.03

72 hours
Controls472750 (10500)69500 (64000, 88000)
20 s458000 (17205)57000 (40000, 78000)0.19
40 s479500 (22531)81000 (52000, 104000)0.60
60 s481500 (13796)83000 (64000, 96000)0.35
120 s483500 (17388)86000 (60000, 102000)0.33

Versus control.