ArticleThe Saudi dental journal2022
Efficacy of diode laser application versus silver diamine fluoride (SDF) as a modification of Hall technique in primary teeth.
Article in The Saudi dental journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Success rate of Hall Technique for restoring carious primary molars - systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Two-year outcomes of hall technique and modified hall technique in deep carious lesions of primary molars: a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
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- Cariostatic Agents: From Silver Diamine Fluoride to Emerging Bioactive Compounds.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2025Review
- Combination of Silver Diamine Fluoride and Hall Technique for Caries Management in Primary Molars: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Silver Diamine Fluoride as a Medicament for the Indirect Pulp Therapy in Primary Teeth: A Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: The Hall technique is a new technique aimed at depriving bacteria of any substrate, thereby limiting the progression of caries. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and diode laser are documented to have an antibacterial effect on carious enamel and dentin by eradicating bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans. Aim: The current study aimed to increase the success rate of the Hall technique in carious primary molars by eradicating bacteria present in carious lesions using SDF or diode laser in combination with the Hall technique. Materials and methods: A total of 159 children aged 4-8 years were randomly divided into three equal groups: Group I, application of the Hall technique; Group II, SDF with Hall technique; Group III, diode laser with Hall technique. Children were recalled at regular intervals over a year. Results: At the end of the follow-up period, Group III showed the highest clinical success rate (94.3 %), followed by Group II (96.2 %), while Group I showed the lowest clinical and radiographic success rates (88.7 % and 86.8 %, respectively); however, these differences were statistically non-significant. Conclusion: Treatment of carious lesions using SDF or Diode Laser increased the success rate of the Hall technique in primary teeth.
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