Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur)
Episodes of pain (moderate or high pain; six-face rating scale) · Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years)
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) may leads to lower episodes of pain (moderate or high pain; six-face rating scale) compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth 2016 · Cochrane All outcomesduring treatmentRR 0.40 [0.28, 0.57]2 studies · 143 participantsLow