Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Enamel acid resistance (cross-sectional microhardness) · Human enamel in pits and fissures (in situ / ex vivo)

Nd:YAG laser increased enamel acid resistance versus untreated enamel in pits and fissures (ungraded, 1 ex-vivo study, no pooled estimate).

1 finding from 1 review

Clinical and ex-vivo effect of LASERs on prevention of early-enamel caries: systematic review & meta-analyses. 2024 All outcomes
Ex-vivo/in situ (laboratory)
Narrative only (not meta-analyzed). Correa-Afonso: Nd:YAG (and CO2) laser increased enamel acid resistance in pits and fissures; microhardness of the Nd:YAG group was higher than the control group.
1 study
GRADE not reported