SynthesisEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2018
Clinical and radiographic outcomes of laser pulpotomy in vital primary teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Mapping Systematic Reviews on the Management of Dental Caries in Primary Teeth: A Meta-research.Current pediatric reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of diode laser for pulpotomy in primary teeth: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of Er:YAG laser application in pulpotomy of primary molars: a 2-year follow-up study.Lasers in medical science · 2022Trial
- Laser Pulpotomies' Clinical and Radiographic Success in Primary Teeth by Type of Laser.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Success of medicaments and techniques for pulpotomy of primary teeth: An overview of systematic reviews.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2022Review
- Guided Endodontics: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Vital and Nonvital Pulp Therapy in Primary Dentition: An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Vital Pulp Therapy in Primary Dentition: Pulpotomy-A 100-Year Challenge.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Photobiomodulation effect on angiogenic proteins produced and released by dental pulp cells.Clinical oral investigations · 2020Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Low-level Diode Laser and Electrosurgical Pulpotomy in Primary Molars.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
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Abstract
aimThis was to compare clinical and radiographic success rates of laser pulpotomy with those of other pulpotomy techniques in primary teeth.
methodsPubMed, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Cochrane and ISI Web of Knowledge databases were searched electronically without time or language limitations. Clinical trials in which laser pulpotomy was compared with at least one other pulpotomy modality in primary teeth were selected. The bibliographic reference lists of eligible articles were also hand-searched. Odds ratios, risk differences and 95% confidence intervals were calculated with the aid of Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software (Version 2.2.050, Biostat, Englewood, NJ, USA). The methodological quality of articles included in the meta-analysis was determined using the Jadad scale.
resultsTwelve pulpotomy studies were selected for systematic review and underwent data extraction. Of these studies, statistical analysis was conducted on 11. All clinical trials had low to moderate risks of methodological bias. The meta-analysis showed no significant differences in clinical and radiographic pulpotomy outcomes with laser compared with other techniques (p > 0.05). Likewise, no differences were found in the outcomes at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 or ≥ 18 months (all p > 0.05).
conclusionsFor primary molar pulpotomy, the laser technique showed comparable clinical and radiographic results to other conventional pulpotomy medicaments, including formocresol and mineral trioxide aggregate.
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