Primary study · included by 1 review

Optimal Er:YAG laser energy for preventing enamel demineralization

Liu 2006 · Liu Jeng-fen, Liu Yuanyuan, Stephen Hsu Chin-Ying · Journal of Dentistry · 2006

doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2005.03.005journal-article

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Included by

Effect of Er:YAG Laser Irradiation on Preventing Enamel Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2024 · cited as Liu 2006 · Table 1 (lesion depth, 3 fluences); Table 2; Figure 3A; ref 27

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Demineralised lesion depth Er:YAG laser irradiation of sound enamel before acid challenge vs No anticaries intervention (untreated enamel) · After cariogenic acid challenge / pH cycling	SMD -0.55 [-0.97, -0.12]	3 studies · 252 participants	Ungraded

1 including review in total.