Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece with a bur)
Marginal integrity of restoration · 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 marginal integrity of restorations compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece…; GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
- Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes2 years follow-upRR 1.00 [0.21, 4.74]1 studyGRADE not reported
- Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes6 months follow-upRR 1.00 [0.21, 4.78]3 studies · 146 participantsVery low
- Lasers for caries removal in deciduous and permanent teeth 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes1 year follow-upRR 1.59 [0.34, 7.38]2 studiesGRADE not reported