Primary study · included by 1 review

A comparative evaluation of retention of pit and fissure sealants placed with conventional acid etching and Er,Cr:YSGG laser etching: A randomised controlled trial.

Kumar 2016 · Kumar Gyanendra, Dhillon Jatinder Kaur, Rehman Ferah · Laser therapy · 2016

PubMed 28765674 doi:10.5978/islsm.16-or-24Journal Article

Trial PICO

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Results

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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 Kumar 2016 · Table 1; Reference 23 (Er,Cr:YSGG laser vs acid-etching; retention rate and patient acceptability; also informs P1-O3)

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
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 participants	Ungraded
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 participants	Ungraded
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 participants	Ungraded
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 participants	Ungraded
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 participants	Ungraded
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 participants	Ungraded

1 including review in total.