Question · asked by 1 review
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur): Need for anaesthesia
- Population
- Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years)
- Intervention
- Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG)
- Comparison
- Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur)
- Outcome
- Need for anaesthesia
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) led to lower need for anaesthesia compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece…; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur) Need for anaesthesia · Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years) · during treatment, overall (children and adults) Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) led to lower need for anaesthesia compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece…; GRADE not reported. Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.37 [0.19, 0.72] | 4 studies · 320 participants | GRADE not reported |
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur) Need for anaesthesia · Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years) · during treatment, children/adolescents Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) may leads to lower need for anaesthesia compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece… (low certainty). Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.25 [0.10, 0.65] | 3 studies · 217 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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