Clinical and radiographic outcomes of the use of Low-Level Laser Therapy in vital pulp of primary teeth

• Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 144 - 150
• Main Authors: Fernandes, Ana Paula, Lourenço Neto, Natalino, Teixeira Marques, Nádia Carolina, Silveira Moretti, Ana Beatriz, Sakai, Vivien Thiemy, Cruvinel Silva, Thiago, Andrade Moreira Machado, Maria Aparecida, Marchini Oliveira, Thais
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Calcium Hydroxide - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Dental Pulp - radiation effects; Dentistry; Female; Formocresols - therapeutic use; Humans; Lasers; Low-Level Light Therapy - methods; Male; Molar; Pulpotomy - methods; Radiography; Teeth; Tooth, Deciduous; Treatment Outcome

Aim This study aimed to compare the clinical and radiographic effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy in vital pulp of human primary teeth. Methods Sixty mandibular primary molars of children aged between 5–9 years were assigned into four groups: Diluted Formocresol (FC), Calcium Hydroxide (CH), Lo...