Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur)
Caries removal (clinical) · 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) showed no clear difference in caries removal (clinical) 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 1.00 [0.99, 1.01]2 studies · 190 participantsLow