Publications and communications of Samir Namour

El Mobadder, M., Grzech-Leśniak, K., & Namour, S. (13 August 2023). Photodynamic Therapy with Tolonium Chloride and a Diode Laser (635 nm) in the Non-Surgical Management of Periodontitis: A Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 (16), 5270. doi:10.3390/jcm12165270

Namour, S., El Mobadder, M. (Other coll.), Namour, M. (Other coll.), Houeis, S. (Other coll.), Heysselaer, D. (Other coll.), Nahas, P. (Other coll.), Todea, C. D. (Other coll.), Matys, J. (Other coll.), Grzech-Leśniak, K. (Other coll.), Olszewska, A. (Other coll.), El Mobadder, W. (Other coll.), Giovannacci, I. (Other coll.), Laky, M. (Other coll.), Namour, A. (Other coll.), & Geerts, S. (Other coll.). (18 July 2023). Success Rate of Direct Pulp Capping with Conventional Procedures Using Ca (OH)2 and Bioactive Tricalcium Silicate Paste vs. Laser-Assisted Procedures (Diode 980 nm, CO2, and Er: YAG). Photonics, 10 (7), 834. doi:10.3390/photonics10070834

El Mobadder, M., Grzech-Lesniak, Z., El Mobadder, W., Rifai, M., Ghandour, M., & Namour, S. (08 May 2023). Management of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw with Photobiomodulation and Minimal Surgical Intervention. Dentistry Journal, 11 (5), 127. doi:10.3390/dj11050127

Nahas, P., Houeis, S., Chamboredon, R., Heysselaer, D., Zeinoun, T., & Namour, S. (27 April 2023). Assessment of the Periodontal Cementum Ablation Depth during Root Planing by an Er:YAG Laser at Different Energy Densities: An Ex Vivo Study. Dentistry Journal, 11 (5), 116. doi:10.3390/dj11050116

Silva, T., Tobelem, D. D. C., Malavazzi, T. C. D. S., Mendonça, J. F. B. D., Andreo, L., Chavantes, M. C., Tempestini Horliana, A. C. R., Turcio, K. H. L., Gomes, A. O., Deana, A. M., Fernandes, K. P. S., Motta, L. J., Mesquita-Ferrari, R. A., Brugnera, A., Namour, S., & Bussadori, S. K. (17 April 2023). Effect of Photobiomodulation Combined with Physiotherapy on Functional Performance in Children with Myelomeningo-Cele-Randomized, Blind, Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 (8), 2920. doi:10.3390/jcm12082920

Namour, S., El Mobadder, M., Namour, M., Brugnera Junior, A., Zanin, F., Brugnera, A. P., Geerts, S., & Namour, A. (30 November 2022). Twelve-Month Follow-Up of Different Dentinal Hypersensitivity Treatments by Photobiomodulation Therapy, Nd:YAG and Nd:YAP Lasers. Life, 12 (12), 1996. doi:10.3390/life12121996

El Mobadder, M., Namour, S., Grzech-Leśniak, Z., & Grzech-Leśniak, K. (07 November 2022). Efficacy of the Adjunct Use of Povidone-Iodine or Sodium Hypochlorite with Non-Surgical Management of Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (21), 6593. doi:10.3390/jcm11216593

El Mobadder, M., Namour, S., Matys, J., & Grzech-Leśniak, K. (19 October 2022). Sodium Hypochlorite and Diode Laser in Non-Surgical Treatment of Periodontitis: Clinical and Bacteriological Study with Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Life, 12 (10), 1637. doi:10.3390/life12101637

Mazzoni, A.* , Navarro, R. S.* , Júnior, A. B.* , Namour, S.* , & Bussadori, S. K.*. (30 June 2022). Comparison of the Effects of High-Power Diode Laser and Electrocautery for Lingual Frenectomy in Infants: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (13), 3783. doi:10.3390/jcm11133783
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Kobayashi, F. Y., Castelo, P. M., Politti, F., Rocha, M. M., Beltramin, R. Z., Salgueiro, M. D. C. C., Gonçalves, M. L. L., Namour, S., Brugnera Júnior, A., Sfalcin, R. A., & Bussadori, S. K. (27 June 2022). Immediate Evaluation of the Effect of Infrared LED Photobiomodulation on Childhood Sleep Bruxism: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Life, 12 (7), 964. doi:10.3390/life12070964

El Mobadder, M., Namour, S., Namour, M., Namour, A., & Grzech-Leśniak, K. (03 March 2022). Disinfection Potential of 980 nm Diode Laser and Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) in "Critical Probing Depths" Periodontal Pockets: Retrospective Study. Life, 12 (3), 370. doi:10.3390/life12030370

Gomes, A. O., Martimbianco, A. L. C., Brugnera Junior, A., Horliana, A. C. R. T., da Silva, T., Santos, E. M., Fragoso, Y. D., Fernandes, K. P. S., Namour, S., & Bussadori, S. K. (11 January 2022). Photobiomodulation for the Treatment of Primary Headache: Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Life, 12 (1), 98. doi:10.3390/life12010098

El Mobadder, M., Namour, S., Ortega, M., & Grzech-Leśniak, K. (17 December 2021). Photobiomodulation Therapy Applied after 6 Months for the Management of a Severe Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury. Life, 11 (12), 1420. doi:10.3390/life11121420

Namour, M., Mobadder, M. E., Mulongo, B., Fagnart, O., Harb, A., Peremans, A., Verspecht, T., Teughels, W., Namour, S., & Rompen, E. (14 October 2021). Assessment of Disinfection Potential of Q-Switch Nd: YAG Laser on Contaminated Titanium Implant Surfaces. Materials, 14 (20), 6078. doi:10.3390/ma14206078

Namour, S., El Mobadder, M., Brugnera, A. J., Namour, M., Houeis, S., Heysselaer, D., Vanheusden, A., & Namour, A. (31 August 2021). Photobiomodulation Therapy vs. Corticosteroid for the Management of Erosive/Ulcerative and Painful Oral Lichen Planus. Assessment of Success Rate during One-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Study. Healthcare, 9 (9), 1137. doi:10.3390/healthcare9091137

Arnabat-Dominguez, J., Vecchio, A. D., Todea, C., Grzech-Leśniak, K., Vescovi, P., Romeo, U., & Namour, S. (2021). Laser dentistry in daily practice during the COVID-19 pandemic: Benefits, risks and recommendations for safe treatments. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 30 (2), 119-125. doi:10.17219/acem/130598

Nahas, P., Namour, S., Gerges, E., & Zeinoun, T. (01 July 2020). Comparison between Shear Bond Strength of Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG Lasers-Assisted Dentinal Adhesion of Self-Adhering Resin Composite: An Ex Vivo Study. Dentistry Journal, 8 (3), 66. doi:10.3390/dj8030066

Namour, M., Verspecht, T., El Mobadder, M., Teughels, W., Peremans, A., Namour, S., & Rompen, E. (29 March 2020). Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Elimination of Multi-Species Biofilm on Titanium Surfaces. Materials, 13 (7), 1573. doi:10.3390/ma13071573

Namour, S., El Mobadder, M., Namour, M., Namour, A., Arnabat-Dominguez, J., Grzech-Leśniak, K., Vanheusden, A., & Vescovi, P. (2020). Aesthetic Treatment Outcomes of Capillary Hemangioma, Venous Lake, and Venous Malformation of the Lip Using Different Surgical Procedures and Laser Wavelengths (Nd:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, CO2, and Diode 980 nm). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (22), 1 - 17. doi:10.3390/ijerph17228665

Namour, M., El Mobadder, M., Magnin, D., Peremans, A., Verspecht, T., Teughels, W., Lamard, L., Namour, S., & Rompen, E. (01 October 2019). Q-Switch Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Decontamination of Implant Surface. Dentistry Journal, 7 (4), 99. doi:10.3390/dj7040099

El Mobadder, M., Farhat, F., & Namour, S. (13 May 2019). Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Dysphagia Post Hormonal Therapy in a Breast Cancer Patient. Dentistry Journal, 7 (2), 53. doi:10.3390/dj7020053

El Mobadder, M., Namour, A., Namour, M., Dib, W., El Mobadder, W., Maalouf, E., GEERTS, S., Zeinoun, T., & Namour, S. (09 January 2019). Dentinal Hypersensitivity Treatment Using Diode Laser 980 nm: In Vivo Study. Dentistry Journal, 7 (5). doi:10.3390/dj7010005

Nejem Wakim, R., Namour, M., Nguyen, H. V., Peremans, A., Zeinoun, T., Vanheusden, A., Rompen, E., & Namour, S. (01 December 2018). Decontamination of Dental Implant Surfaces by the Er:YAG Laser Beam: A Comparative in Vitro Study of Various Protocols. Dentistry Journal, 6 (4), 66. doi:10.3390/dj6040066

Mobadder, M. E., Farhat, F., Mobadder, W. E., & Namour, S. (10 November 2018). Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Mucositis, Dysgeusia and Oral Dryness as Side-Effects of Head and Neck Radiotherapy in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report. Dentistry Journal, 6 (4), 64. doi:10.3390/dj6040064

Rasca, E., Namour, A., Fauchon-Giumelli, A., & Namour, S. (30 September 2018). Laser phototherapy in acute posttraumatic trismus - Case-series study. Laser Therapy, 27 (3), 219 - 226. doi:10.5978/islsm.27_18-OR-21

Nahas, P., Zeinoun, T., Namour, M., Ayach, T., & Namour, S. (2018). Effect of er:Yag laser energy densities on thermally affected dentin layer: Morphological study. Laser Therapy, 27 (2), 91 - 97. doi:10.5978/ISLSM.18-OR-07

Zeinoun, T., Majzoub, Z., Khoury, C., & Namour, S. (30 June 2017). CO2 Laser-Mediated Apically Positioned Flap in Areas Lacking Keratinized Gingiva. Laser Therapy, 26 (2), 121 - 127. doi:10.5978/islsm.17-OR-10

Namour, A., Geerts, S., Zeinoun, T., De Moor, R., & Namour, S. (2016). Safety Irradiation Parameters of Nd:YAP Laser Beam for Endodontic Treatments: An In Vitro Study. BioMed Research International, 2016, 4741516. doi:10.1155/2016/4741516

Namour, S., Zeinoun, T., Yoshida, K., & Brugnera Junior, A. (2016). Oral Biology, Oral Pathology, and Oral Treatments. BioMed Research International, 2016, 2849795. doi:10.1155/2016/2849795

Namour, S., Romeo, U., de Paula Eduardo, C., & Zeinoun, T. (2015). Oral tissues interactions with lights and matters. Scientific World Journal, 2015, 308138. doi:10.1155/2015/308138

Namour, S., Gerges, E., Bou Tayeh, R., & Zeinoun, T. (2014). Oral crest lengthening for increasing removable denture retention by means of CO2 laser. Scientific World Journal, 2014, 738643. doi:10.1155/2014/738643

Umana, M., Heysselaer, D., Compère, P., Zeinoun, T., Namour, S., & Tielemans, M. (2013). Dentinal tubules sealing by means of diode lasers (810 and 980 nm): A preliminary in vitro study. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 31 (7), 307-314. doi:10.1089/pho.2012.3443

Vescovi, P., Merigo, E., Fornaini, C., Rocca, J.-P., & Namour, S. (01 July 2012). Thermal increase in the oral mucosa and in the jawbone during Nd:YAG laser applications. Ex vivo study. Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal, 17 (4), 697 - e704. doi:10.4317/medoral.17726

Fornaini, C., Merigo, E., Vescovi, P., Meleti, M., & Namour, S. (2012). Laser welding and syncristallization techniques comparison: in vitro study. International Journal of Dentistry, 2012, 720538. doi:10.1155/2012/720538

LAHMOUZI, J., Farache, M., Umana, M., Compère, P., Nyssen-Behets, C., & Namour, S. (2012). Influence of sodium hypochlorite on Er:YAG Laser-irradiated dentin and its effect on the quality of adaptation of the composite restoration margins. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 30 (11), 655-662. doi:10.1089/pho.2012.3249

Tielemans, M., Saloukas, I., Heysselaer, D., Compère, P., Nyssen-Behets, C., & Namour, S. (2012). Management of root perforations using MTA with or without Er:YAG laser irradiation: An in vitro study. International Journal of Dentistry. doi:10.1155/2012/628375

Vescovi, P., Merigo, E., Meleti, M., Manfredi, M., Fornaini, C., & Namour, S. (2012). Surgical Approach and Laser Applications in BRONJ Osteoporotic and Cancer Patients. Journal of Osteoporosis, 2012, 585434. doi:10.1155/2012/585434