Low-level laser therapy as an alternative for pulpotomy in human primary teeth

• Published in: Lasers in medical science Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1815 - 1822
• Main Authors: Marques, Nádia Carolina Teixeira, Neto, Natalino Lourenço, Rodini, Camila de Oliveira, Fernandes, Ana Paula, Sakai, Vivien Thiemy, Machado, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira, Oliveira, Thais Marchini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.09.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Calcium hydroxide; Child; Dental Caries - radiotherapy; Dental Cavity Preparation; Dental Pulp - radiation effects; Dentistry; Female; Human; Humans; Hydroxides; Laser surgery; Lasers; Low-Level Light Therapy; Male; Medical science; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Molar - pathology; Molar - radiation effects; Optical Devices; Optics; Original Article; Photonics; Pulpotomy; Quantum Optics; Slaked lime; Surgical outcomes; Teeth; Therapy; Tooth, Deciduous - pathology; Tooth, Deciduous - radiation effects; Treatment Outcome; Tooth deciduous; Pulpotomy; Laser therapy low level; Calcium hydroxide; Dental pulp

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on pulpal response of primary teeth. Twenty mandibular primary molars were randomly divided into the following groups: group I Buckley’s formocresol (diluted at 1:5), group II calcium hydroxide, group III LLLT + zinc oxide/eu...