ArticleBioinformation2026
Laser-activated irrigation versus ultrasonic or syringe irrigation for smear layer and debris removal: An
Article in Bioinformation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Effective removal of smear layer and debris is essential for predictable endodontic disinfection, yet conventional irrigation remains insufficient, particularly in the apical third. Therefore, it is of interest to compare laser-activated irrigation (LAI), passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) and conventional syringe irrigation (CSI) using SEM evaluation of ninety single-rooted teeth. LAI demonstrated significantly lower smear layer and debris scores across all canal thirds compared to PUI and CSI (p<0.001). Complete debris removal throughout the canal was achieved in 93.3% of LAI samples versus 73.3% for PUI and 43.3% for CSI. Thus, laser-activated irrigation produced more consistent apical cleaning, indicating superior hydrodynamic activation efficiency.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.