Clinical and radiographic outcomes comparison between various types of laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy on primary molars: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes comparison between various types of laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy on primary molars: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes comparison between various types of laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy on primary molars. Methods According to the research design, we employed MEDLINE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and ISI as the electronic databases for performing a systematic literature review between 2010 to June 2020. Therefore, a commercially accessible software program (Endnote X9) was utilized for the electronic title administration. Searches were performed with mesh terms. Log-odds ratio between two groups (laser pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy) with a 95 % confidence interval (CI), random-effect model, and restricted maximum-likelihood (REML) method were calculated. The Meta-analysis and forest plots have been evaluated using software program available in the market (i.e., Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Stata V16). Results 561 potentially relevant abstracts and topics were obtained in the course of the manual and electronic searches, and finally, nine studies were included. For 6-months follow-up clinical outcome, the Odds ratio was (OR, -0.37 95 % CI -1.43, 0.68. P = 0.49) among 8 studies and heterogeneity found (I2 = 0%; P = 0.93). This result showed there was no statistically significant difference between Laser Pulpotomy and formocresol pulpotomy. Conclusion Diode laser is more suitable for dental pulpotomy than other lasers, and its clinical and radiographic success rate is similar and even higher than that of formocresol pulpotomy.
