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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Use of the Er:YAG Laser in Conservative Dentistry: Evaluation of the Microbial Population in Carious Lesions.

Chiara Valenti, Stefano Pagano, Silvia Bozza, Enrico Ciurnella, Giuseppe Lomurno, Benito Capobianco, Maddalena Coniglio, Stefano Cianetti, Lorella Marinucci

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chiara ValentiOdontostomatological University Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7728-9135
Stefano PaganoOdontostomatological University Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Silvia BozzaMedical Microbiology Section, Department of Medicineand Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Enrico CiurnellaMedical Microbiology Section, Department of Medicineand Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Giuseppe LomurnoOral Surgery and Ambulatory, Department of Medicine and Surgery, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Benito CapobiancoOdontostomatological University Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Maddalena ConiglioOdontostomatological University Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Stefano CianettiOdontostomatological University Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
Lorella MarinucciSection of Biosciences and Medical Embryology, Department of Experimental Medicineand Surgery, University of Perugia, Gambuli Square, 1, 06129 Perugia, PG, Italy.
University of Perugia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the Erbium:Yttrio-Aluminum-Granate (Er:YAG) laser photothermal and mechanical effects on cariogenic species concentration and on the microbial load composition of therapeutic cavities, in order to evaluate the possible micro-organisms reduction and make a comparison with manual and rotating conventional therapy (CT). A clinical trial was designed, including adults with active deep carious lesions on permanent teeth who were divided into two groups, i.e., control group and intervention group treated with CT and Er:YAG therapy, respectively. Before and after any conservative treatment, two oral samples were collected using a small sterile microbrush scrubbed within the base of the dentinal cavity tissue. The percentage of reduction and the colony-forming units (CFUs) count after Er:YAG and conventional treatments were compared for total microorganisms, including

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cariogenic speciesconservative dentistryEr:YAG laseroral microbiome

Identifiers

PMID34064339
PMCPMC8124663
OpenAlexW3158397368

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