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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2024

Comparative Efficacy of Conventional Versus Diode Laser Assisted Root Canal Treatment in Reduction of Postoperative Pain and Healing of Periapical Lesion: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Priyanka Dubey, Anjali Savita, Ruba Khan, Rupal Saxena, Kriti Dubey, Purva Verma

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Priyanka DubeyConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Anjali SavitaConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ruba KhanConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Rupal SaxenaConservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Peoples College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Kriti DubeyPeoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Purva VermaSenior Lecturer, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Laser assisted root canal treatment has emerged as a promising adjunct to conventional randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Material and method: To evaluate the same, we observed 90 patients (98 roots) with chronic periapical lesions; they were randomized into two groups ( Result and conclusion: It was observed that root canal disinfection by diode laser significantly decreased the postendodontic pain and resulted in a higher success rate in lesion resolution.

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Chronic apical periodontitisendodontic painlaserphotobiostimulation

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PMID40061671
PMCPMC11888615

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