Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether diode laser changes clinical failure compared with electrosurgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with electrosurgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Low-level diode laser showed no clear difference in overall failure compared with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Diode laser + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) + zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Biodentine vs Diode laser
Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, premature tooth loss (Niranjani 2015); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; RR 2.00 (0.20 to 20.33)
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Diode laser
Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, premature tooth loss (Niranjani 2015); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences (RR 0.33, 0.01 to 7.72)
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported