Efficacy of near infrared dental lasers on dentinal hypersensitivity: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
| Autor: | Shivani Bellal, Abha Mehta, Arunkumar Namachivayam, Rita El Feghali, Stefano Benedicenti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Dentin Sensitivity Placebo Confidence interval law.invention Clinical trial Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine Meta-analysis Inclusion and exclusion criteria Medicine Humans Surgery Laser Therapy Low-Level Light Therapy business Low level laser therapy Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic |
| Zdroj: | Lasers in medical science. 37(2) |
| ISSN: | 1435-604X |
| Popis: | Conventional therapies have aimed to try to help individuals suffering with dentine hypersensitivity (DH/DHS). A relatively new approach, laser therapy claims to be beneficial while having immediate and long-lasting effect. Therefore, our analysis aims to explore the immediate and 1-month efficacy of near-infrared laser (NIR) therapy in treating dentinal hypersensitivity. A systematic literature search conducted in databases, and analysis was undertaken utilizing a meta-analysis approach. Randomized controlled clinical trials comparing near-infrared lasers and placebo/no treatment in patients (> 18 years) were included. The risk of bias for included studies was assessed using Cochrane RoB tool (for randomized studies). Random effects meta-analyses model of standardized mean differences and 95% confidence intervals were performed using RevMan 5.4 software. A comprehensive electronic and manual search yielded a total of 1081 potential articles. Following the implementation of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 6 studies were included in the analysis. Near-infrared laser therapy led to statistical significant reduction in immediate and 1-month follow-up VAS (visual analog scale) scores compared to placebo/no treatment (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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