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5.3% HP strip vs 5% HP gel in tray

Patient comfort / acceptability · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)

It is very uncertain whether 5.3% HP strip changes patient comfort / acceptability compared with 5% HP gel in tray (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Home‐based chemically‐induced whitening (bleaching) of teeth in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 1.27 [0.13, 2.41]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low

Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid)

Acceptability · Caries-free children to young adults with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants

Both laser and acid-etching preparation were well accepted by patients (VAS, P = 1.000; ungraded, single study).

1 finding from 1 review

The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic review and… 2019 All outcomes
Clinical (in vivo pit-and-fissure sealant placement)
Kumar 2016 (Er,Cr:YSGG laser vs acid-etching): patient acceptance scored on a visual analogue scale; both preparations well accepted, P = 1.000; no significant difference.
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported