Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparison of Acid Versus Laser Etching on the Clinical Performance of a Fissure Sealant: 24-Month Results

Karaman 2013 · Karaman E, Yazici AR, Baseren M, et al. · Operative Dentistry · 2013

doi:10.2341/11-435-cjournal-article

Trial PICO

Not extracted yet. Trial-level population, intervention, comparator, outcomes and design will appear here after the trial extraction run. Until then, the reviews below describe the study.

Results

Not extracted yet. Per-trial results (events, means, effect and weight as each review's forest plot reports them) will appear here after the trial extraction run.

Included by

The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2019 · cited as Karaman 2013 · Table 1; Reference 24 (Er,Cr:YSGG laser vs acid-etching; retention rate and caries incidence; also informs P1-O2)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 18 months
OR 0.82 [0.23, 2.85]1 study · 16 participantsUngraded
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 6 months
OR 1.22 [0.69, 2.16]3 studies · 80 participantsUngraded
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 12 months
OR 1.05 [0.61, 1.80]3 studies · 73 participantsUngraded
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 3 months
OR 2.78 [0.87, 8.91]2 studies · 65 participantsUngraded
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 9 months
OR 1.15 [0.63, 2.10]1 study · 43 participantsUngraded
Sealant retention rate (completely retained)
Laser enamel preparation alone (Er,Cr:YSGG or CO2 laser) vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid) · 24 months
OR 0.87 [0.31, 2.45]1 study · 16 participantsUngraded

1 including review in total.