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SynthesisLasers in medical science2014

Nd:YAG laser as an adjunctive treatment to nonsurgical periodontal therapy: a meta-analysis.

Fabrizio Sgolastra, Marco Severino, Ambra Petrucci, Roberto Gatto, Annalisa Monaco

Abstract readMeta-Analysis
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Lasers in medical science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of adjunct Nd-YAG laser (1064 nm) to non-surgical periodontal therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026
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  9. [Clinical and microbiologic follow-up evaluations after non-surgical periodontal treatment with Nd: YAG laser and scaling and root planning].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2017
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  12. Clinical evaluation of Laser-Assisted New Attachment ProcedureJournal of periodontal & implant science · 2023
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  17. RE: Long-term efficacy of microbiology-driven periodontal laser-assisted therapy, by Martelli et al., Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016, 35(3): 423-431.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2017
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  18. Author's reply to letter from the SIdP, Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology on: Long-term efficacy of microbiology-driven periodontal laser-assisted therapy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fabrizio SgolastraDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, San Salvatore 1, Building Delta 6, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy, fabrizio.sgolastra@gmail.com.
Marco Severino
Ambra Petrucci
Roberto Gatto
Annalisa Monaco
University of L'Aquila · ITSan Salvatore Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate whether the use of Nd:YAG laser adjunctive to scaling root planing (SRP) could provide additional benefits compared to SRP alone in patients with chronic periodontitis. The meta-analysis was performed according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) statement and the recommendations of the Cochrane Collaboration. A literature search was performed on seven databases, followed by a manual search. Weighted mean differences and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for the clinical attachment level (CAL), probing depth (PD), and changes in plaque index (PI) and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Inter-study heterogeneity was assessed by the I (2) test, and publication bias was analyzed by the visual inspection of the funnel plot for asymmetry, Egger's regression test, and trim-and-fill method. All outcomes were evaluated from baseline to the end of follow-up. Significant differences in PD and GCF reduction were observed in favor of SRP + Nd:YAG; no significant differences were observed in CAL gain or PI change. The findings of this meta-analysis suggest that use of the Nd:YAG laser as an adjunctive therapy to conventional nonsurgical periodontal therapy could potentially provide additional benefits. However, all included studies were not at low risk of bias, and only three studies were included in the meta-analysis. As a result, the evidence is insufficient to support the effectiveness of adjunctive Nd:YAG to SRP. Future long-term well-designed parallel randomized clinical trials are required to assess the effectiveness of the adjunctive use of Nd:YAG laser. These trials should also include microbiological and adverse events analyses.

Indexed as

Chronic PeriodontitisCombined Modality TherapyDental Plaque IndexHumansLasers, Solid-StateRoot PlaningTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID23474742
OpenAlexW1414482451

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