Treatment of carious lesions of primary teeth in children using lasers Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
The randomized clinical split-mouth trial involved 66 teeth with deep caries in 33 subjects (female and male
age: 3–8 years). Each tooth on the test side (n=33) of the maxilla or mandible was treated with the Er:YAG laser, while the teeth on the opposite side (n=33) served as a control group (conventional tr
Sponsors
Wroclaw Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children who had visited a dental office for the first time in their lives for a dental examination and possible conservative treatment 2. The patients in the study were healthy children who were not taking any medication 3. They also did not report any pain when coming to the office 4. The patients were aged between 3 and 8 years 5. The patients exhibited unicuspidal deciduous teeth with deep caries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pulp reaction to treatment. The Pulp Vitality Tester was employed to assess dental pulp vitality. The device quantifies pulp vitality on a scale of 0 to 80 µA (0–40 µA – vital pulp; 40–80 µA – pulpitis; over 80 µA – necrotic pulp). The pulp responses of deciduous teeth were studied using both traditional and laser methods following the treatment 2. The working time for conventional and laser method for each method was recorded using a stopwatch 3. Following the conventional and laser treatment visit, patients were asked to rate their pain sensations using emoticons according to the VAS scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
Public ContactJacek Kotula
Outcome results
None listed