SynthesisBMC oral health2019
The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of prophylactic sealing of pits and fissures of permanent teeth with fissure sealants - umbrella review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Lasers to prevent dental caries: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Brief Narrative Review on Commercial Dental Sealants-Comparison with Respect to Their Composition and Potential Modifications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A concise review of dental sealants in caries management.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Review
- Comparison of the Success Rate of Filled and Unfilled Resin-Based Fissure Sealants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in dentistry · 2022Article
- The effect of the Er: YAG laser on the clinical success of hydrophilic fissure sealant: a randomized clinical trial.European oral research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis systematic review aimed to assess the clinical effects of laser preparation compared to other types of chemical or mechanical preparation of tooth surfaces used in fissure sealant placement.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted up to January 2019, through Pubmed, Scopus, Medline/EMBASE via OVID and the Cochrane library. Only randomized clinical trials were included.
resultsFive studies were included in the systematic review and three were included in the meta-analysis. All the studies used acid-etching as a comparator to lasers. All the included studies were rated as having an overall high risk of bias introduced by performance bias. Three studies assessed the clinical effects of fissure sealants placed by acid or laser etching, one compared acid etching versus laser combined with acid etching and one investigated the influence of lasers on the objective and subjective parameters of stress during sealant application in children. The meta-analysis showed no significant difference between laser preparation and conventional acid-etching preparation at 3- (P = 0.08), 6- (P = 0.49), and 12-month (P = 0.87) follow-ups. One study reported that laser preparation as an adjunct to acid-etching enhanced the retention rate. No significant difference in the incidence of caries was reported. And no significant differences were found in heart rates, oxygen saturation or degree of the patient dental anxiety between acid-etching and laser preparation.
conclusionThe present limited evidence suggests that lasers could be an effective pretreatment method. The retention rate was similar to that of conventional acid etching. However, the included studies had an overall high risk of bias and more rigorously designed research is needed.
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