Question · asked by 1 review
Laser enamel preparation vs Enameloplasty: Any planned outcome (sealant retention, caries, etc.)
- Population
- Patients with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants
- Intervention
- Laser enamel preparation
- Comparison
- Enameloplasty
- Outcome
- Any planned outcome (sealant retention, caries, etc.)
No eligible studies compared laser preparation with enameloplasty for fissure sealant placement (evidence gap).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Laser enamel preparation vs Enameloplasty Any planned outcome (sealant retention, caries, etc.) · Patients with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants · Clinical (in vivo pit-and-fissure sealant placement) No eligible studies compared laser preparation with enameloplasty for fissure sealant placement (evidence gap). The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic… (2019) All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomes | January 2019 | 5 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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