Laser in pediatric dentistry

CONTEXT: Different irrigation materials in pediatric endodontics. AIMS: To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine (CHX), diode laser, and saline in primary teeth root canals. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This manuscript is designed to know the effectiveness of the different root canal irrigants and laser irradiation technology in primary teeth root canals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 primary teeth from 60 children were selected and divided into three groups of 20 each...

Photobiomodulation (PBM) has gained increasing interest due to its effectiveness in pain reduction in various fields of dentistry. However, the number of studies evaluating the effect of PBM on injection pain in children is very limited. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of PBM with three different application parameters (doses) + topical anesthesia on reducing injection pain and to compare these results with the placebo PBM + topical anesthesia in children during supraperiosteal anesthesia administration...

PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the changes in physical and chemical properties of the enamel surface after application of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride (APF), LASER activated SDF and LASER activated APF. METHODS: Sample consisted of 72 freshly extracted healthy human premolar teeth, extracted for orthodontic purpose, free from caries, fracture or any anomalies. The selected samples were randomly divided into four groups (n = 18): Group 1 (SDF); Group 2 (APF); Group 3 (LASER activated SDF) and Group 4 (LASER activated APF)...

AIM: The aim of the study was to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), Saline, and Er, Cr:YSGG laser-assisted disinfection through microbiological analysis in root canal treatment of primary molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five primary teeth were selected for this study as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the age group of 4-8 years and then randomly allocated to Three Groups A, B, and C. In Group A, during root canal treatment, irrigation was done using NaOCl, in Group B, laser-assisted disinfection was done using Er, Cr:YSGG laser, and in Group C, saline was used as an irrigating agent...

BACKGROUND: This study describes the management protocol for capillary-venous malformations in pediatric patients and reports the epidemiology of diagnosed and treated cases at the Unit of Odontostomatology of the Aldo Moro University of Bari from 2014 to 2022. METHODS: The authors classified the intraoral and perioral capillary-venous malformations by superficial diameter (<1 cm, 1-3 cm, >3 cm) and ultrasonographical depth extension (≤5 mm, >5 mm)...

OBJECTIVE:  To study the possibility of using pediatric endocrowns to restore the second primary molar using three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis. DESIGN:  A 3D finite element model was built for a pediatric mandibular molar, starting with laser scanning a naturally extracted tooth. The access cavity had an elliptic shape with 6 mm width, 4 mm height, and 2 mm depth with a wall taper angle of 5 degrees.Two materials (Zr and E-max) were tested for the endocrown and two cementing materials (glass ionomer and resin cement) with 20 to 40 μm thickness...

Oral biofilm formation is the main reason for both caries progression and soft tissue diseases. Preventing the formation and promotion of biofilm has been known as the first attempt to prevent the development of caries and soft tissue problems in the oral cavity. The present study aimed to assess the effect of ozone and its combined use with chlorhexidine (CHX) and fluoride on the complex biofilm formation of pediatric patients under in situ conditions. Extracted bovine teeth were sterilized and cut into 2 × 3 mm2 sections...

AIM: This study aimed to determine the impact of laser surgical tongue-tie, lip-tie, buccal-tie release on bottle-feeding and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after functional assessment of tongue and lip movement in a prospective cohort study conducted from June 2019 to June 2020 in a private general dental practice. METHODS: Preoperative, one-week and one-month postoperative surveys were completed, using the Revised Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux Questionnaire (I-GERQ-R)...

UNLABELLED: Traumatic fibroma is a benign reactive exophytic oral lesion in response to local trauma in the oral cavity. The article presents the case of an 11-year-old boy patient with a month-long proliferation on the left lateral margin of the tongue. Upon detailed history and clinical examination, it was determined that the sharp cusps of the mandibular posterior were the etiological component. Here a soft tissue laser was used for the complete excision of the lesion. The main advantages of using a soft tissue laser in pediatric patients are effective hemostasis that can be achieved in a short span, is less invasive, and better postoperative phase...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review to overview three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies available for different dental disciplines, considering the applicability of such technologies and materials development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Source Arksey and O'Malley's five stages framework using PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus (Elsevier) databases managed this review. Papers focusing on 3D printing in dentistry and written in English were screened. Scientific productivity by the number of publications, areas of interest, and the focus of the investigations in each dental discipline were extracted...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of a novel mineral containing toothpaste in comparison to a fluoride toothpaste in children with white spot lesions. METHODS: The clinical study was conducted from 2016 to 2018 at Marmara University Department of Pediatric Dentistry Clinic after approval from the ethics review committee of Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey and comprised children of either gender aged 4-5 years having white spot lesions. They were randomly allocated into two groups...

Restorative dentistry aims to create a favorable environment to arrest caries with minimal operative intervention. The Hall technique (HT) involves the seating and cementation of stainless steel crowns (SSC) on primary molars without any tooth preparation, caries removal, or local anesthesia. In this manner, it entombs bacteria and arrests caries' progress. We compared bacterial distribution and quantity among primary molars affected with caries and restored with SSC using the HT ( n = 10), the conventional technique (CT; n = 10), or not restored at all (control; n = 10)...

This study aimed to compare the disinfection effects between a triple antibiotic paste and neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum perovskite (Nd:YAP) laser in pulp regenerative therapy and evaluate corresponding therapeutic effects based on apical radiographs and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Sixty-six immature permanent teeth in 66 patients diagnosed with acute or chronic apical periodontitis were analyzed. All teeth were given pulp regenerative therapy. The patients were categorized into a control (triple antibiotic paste) and an experimental (Nd:YAP laser) group...

BACKGROUND: Oral mucositis (OM) is one of the most debilitating side effects of chemotherapy. Among the current methods used in OM management there is high power laser therapy (HPLT), the efficacy of which has been recently tested. AIM: This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of HPLT applied to the treatment of OM in paediatric patients. DESIGN: Fourteen onco-hematological paediatric patients treated with chemotherapy and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and affected by OM at different grades were enrolled in this study...

INTRODUCTION: When providing dental care to children with a high level of dental anxiety, the range of approaches is divided into two sections: use of behaviour management techniques (BMTs) and application of alternative methods for caries removal. In an attempt to reduce dental anxiety, they can be mixed and matched in accordance with the dentists' choice. Owing to its promoted advantages, erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser turns into an ideal alternative technique for hard dental tissue therapy in anxious paediatric patients...

The biomodulatory potential of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has prompted investigations of different outcomes in health. One line of research is the stimulation of acupuncture points for the relief of different signs and symptoms related to the stomatognathic system. In dentistry, some studies in pediatric dentistry have demonstrated the benefit of LLLT therapies in the management of dental anxiety in children. This systematic review aimed to analyze previous clinical studies on the application of LLLT at acupoints among pediatric dental patients...

PURPOSE: Laser acupuncture, a non-invasive variant of acupuncture, has been proven effective in the medical and dental fields. Hence, the present study aims to determine the effect of low-level laser therapy on the LI4 point, using a laser acupuncture pen, in reducing children's pain during local anesthetic (LA) administration. METHODS: Children in the age range of 8-12 years, in need of LA administration, were randomly assigned to two groups: Group I: laser acupuncture, Group II: control...

OBJECTIVE: Restoration of traumatized incisors by reattachment of the original tooth fragment appears to be the most conservative treatment approach. But the measurement of forces acting on natural tooth in-vivo poses many challenges. The advent of finite element analysis (FEA) has made it possible to demonstrate the propagation of stress through each part of a tooth and its restoration. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the fracture resistance of reattached human tooth fragment with different types of retentive preparation techniques using finite element analysis...

The present study aimed to analyze the clinical effects of Er:YAG laser applied in pulpotomy of children's asymptomatic deep caries-affected primary molars. Included primary molar teeth from children (aged 3 ~ 6 years) were randomly assigned to "Er:YAG laser" and "conventional" groups, and pulpotomies were performed under general anesthesia using the respective approaches. The treatment time and clinical efficacy were evaluated. The study sample included 100 primary molar teeth of 40 children with an average age of 4...

BACKGROUND: Dental remineralization is the process of transporting minerals from the surrounding environment (i.e., saliva and biofilm) into partially demineralized tooth structures. Remineralization can be induced by professional therapies such as fluoride-based treatments that have the highest level of supporting evidence. High-intensity LASER and nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma therapy have been known to increase the resistance of enamel to demineralization by surface modification...