Dan W
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I haven't read this very carefully, but I bet it's of interest to a lot of people here:
Invisalign with Photobiomodulation: Optimizing Tooth Movement and Treatment Efficacy with a Novel Self-Assessment Algorithm
Which references this:
Photobiomodulation accelerates orthodontic alignment in the early phase of treatment
The experimental version is the first headgear that increases your coolness levels, at least for fans of Star Wars:
But the consumer version is boring, barely even hinting at its ability to turn you into a Force user:
They have a doctor-finder if you want to use the official device along with standard orthodontic care.
When skimming the referenced papers, I saw numbers like 60 mW/cm2 power output, and mentions of 5 minutes per day per area. I don't know if that's the actual output/regimen they standardized on though. But that output is more than achievable with cheap lighting based on @Sucrates' device testing here.
Invisalign with Photobiomodulation: Optimizing Tooth Movement and Treatment Efficacy with a Novel Self-Assessment Algorithm
OrthoPulse [850nm light device] has been shown to accelerate a variety of tooth movements, including leveling and alignment and space closure, by as much as 2.3 times in animals and humans.
Which references this:
Photobiomodulation accelerates orthodontic alignment in the early phase of treatment
Photobiomodulation produced clinically significant changes in the rates of tooth movement as compared to the control group during the alignment phase of orthodontic treatment.
[Light-accelerated orthodontics] shows promise in producing a noninvasive stimulation of the dentoalveolar complex with a potential impact on ATP production by mitochondrial cells. The assumption is that an increase in ATP at a localized site will induce cells to undergo a remodeling process due to an elevated metabolic activity. Cytochrome oxidase c mediates ATP production. It is upregulated twofold by infrared light. During the tooth movement phase, higher ATP availability helps cells 'turnover’ more efficiently leading to an increased remodeling process and accelerated tooth movement. LAO may also be functioning through an increased vascular activity, which would also contribute to the rapid turnover of the bone and is amenable to light.
The experimental version is the first headgear that increases your coolness levels, at least for fans of Star Wars:
But the consumer version is boring, barely even hinting at its ability to turn you into a Force user:
They have a doctor-finder if you want to use the official device along with standard orthodontic care.
When skimming the referenced papers, I saw numbers like 60 mW/cm2 power output, and mentions of 5 minutes per day per area. I don't know if that's the actual output/regimen they standardized on though. But that output is more than achievable with cheap lighting based on @Sucrates' device testing here.