Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 50%Very low 1 · 25%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

It is very uncertain whether diode laser changes clinical failure compared with electrosurgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months
RR 0.20 [0.01, 3.70]
2 studies · 50 participants
Very low

Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Diode laser showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months
RR 0.23 [0.04, 1.30]
3 studies · 130 participants
Low

Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Diode laser showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 months
RR 0.33 [0.01, 7.95]
1 study · 80 participants
GRADE not reported

Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
mean 15.7 months
No clinical failure in any participant (Saltzman 2005); not estimable
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported