ArticleJournal of dental sciences2020
Outcome comparison between diode laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy on human primary molars.
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- Efficacy and safety of diode laser in pulpotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of diode laser for pulpotomy in primary teeth: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta analysis of first and second generation bioceramic materials in primary dentition pulpotomies.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the efficacy of Laser pulpotomy versus conventional pulpotomy in primary teeth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- The Outcome of GaAlAs Diode Laser (980 Nm) Pulpotomy in Patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis Assessed Using CBCT - Randomised Controlled Trial with an 18-Month Follow-up.European endodontic journal · 2024Trial
- Laser Pulpotomies' Clinical and Radiographic Success in Primary Teeth by Type of Laser.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Diode Lasers as an Adjunct in Pulpotomy Procedures Involving Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Clinical and Radiographic Efficacy of Low-level Laser Therapy and Formocresol as Pulpotomy Agents in Primary Molars: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
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- The application of lasers in vital pulp therapy: clinical and radiographic outcomes.BMC oral health · 2024Review
- The application of lasers in vital pulp therapy: a review of histological effects.Lasers in medical science · 2023Review
- Comparative efficacy of medicaments or techniques for pulpotomy of primary molars: a network meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Review
- Comparative Evaluation of Biodentine and Bioceramic as Pulp Medicaments Following Laser and Conventional Pulpotomy in Primary Molars: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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Abstract
background/purposeDiode laser is widely used in dentistry, especially on treating soft tissues. Currently neither the effect of diode laser pulpotomy nor its comparison with formocresol (FC) pulpotomy has been fully investigated. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of diode laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy on human primary molars. MATERIALS AND
methodsHealthy two-to eight-year-olds were treated with pulpotomies on primary molars as part of their regular dental treatment. The pulpotomy teeth were randomly assigned into one of two groups. The experimental group was treated with diode laser; the control group was treated with 1:5 dilution FC.
resultsForty-five teeth with diode laser and 45 teeth with FC in 70 healthy children were studied. In 12 months follow-up, the clinical success rates were 92.9%, and 90.9% for laser and FC respectively, and the radiographic success rates were 78.6%, and 72.7% for laser and FC respectively. Conclusion: There is no significant difference of clinical and radiographic success rate between diode laser and FC pulpotomy in human primary molars followed for 12 months.
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