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Application potential of therapeutic ultrasound in oral diseases
Fang Wang1,2, Dong-Dong Zhang3
1State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, China.
Purpose:
To review the literature on the application potential of ultrasound in the treatment of various oral and dental diseases.
Methods:
Two reviewers carried out a computer-based literature search using PubMed and Web of Science to identify papers published up to February 2025. The keywords used in the investigation were "therapeutic ultrasound", " low-intensity pulsed ultrasound", and various words related to oral and dental disease (oral submucosal fibrosis, burning mouth syndrome, periodontitis, orthodontic tooth movement, and tooth trauma or caries).
Results:
Therapeutic ultrasound, particularly low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), showed beneficial effects in interfering with pathological fibrosis, suppressing inflammatory responses, promoting periodontal tissue regeneration, and facilitating the repair of dentin-pulp complex injuries in oral and dental diseases.
Clinical Significance:
Therapeutic ultrasound, particularly low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), showed beneficial effects in interfering with oral and dental diseases and may become an important adjunctive treatment modality in oral and dental medicine in the future.
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