Nd:YAG laser and calcium sodium phosphosilicate prophylaxis paste in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity: a double-blind randomized clinical study

Laser therapy versus topical desensitising agents in the management of dentine hypersensitivity: A meta‐analysis

“…After duplicate exclusion and abstract screening, 37 studies were left for full‐text evaluation. Thirteen studies (Abed et al, 2012; Bal, Keskiner, Sezer, Acikel, & Saygun, 2015; Chebel, Zogheib, Baba, & Corbani, 2018; Guo, Kayastha, Chen, Shakya, & Chen, 2019; Kara & Orbak, 2009; Kumar & Mehta, 2005; Maximiano et al, 2019; Orhan, Aksoy, Can‐Karabulut, & Kalender, 2011; Osmari et al, 2018; Suri et al, 2016; Talesara, Kulloli, Shetty, & Kathariya, 2014; Vieira, Passos, de Assis, Mendonca, & Santiago, 2009; Yilmaz, Kurtulmus‐Yilmaz, & Cengiz, 2011) were ultimately included in the meta‐analysis. Of these included studies, eight (Abed et al, 2012; Bal et al, 2015; Chebel et al, 2018; Osmari et al, 2018; Suri et al, 2016; Talesara et al, 2014; Vieira et al, 2009; Yilmaz et al, 2011) and five (Guo et al, 2019; Kara & Orbak, 2009; Kumar & Mehta, 2005; Maximiano et al, 2019; Orhan et al, 2011) studies had split‐mouth and parallel designs, respectively.…”

“…The study included 1,053 teeth with DH, and of these, 280, 232 and 541 teeth were treated with Nd:YAG laser, diode laser and topical desensitising agents, respectively. Seven studies (Abed et al, 2012; Chebel et al, 2018; Guo et al, 2019; Kara & Orbak, 2009; Kumar & Mehta, 2005; Maximiano et al, 2019; Talesara et al, 2014) compared Nd:YAG laser with conventional treatment using topical desensitising agents; the remaining six studies (Bal et al, 2015; Orhan et al, 2011; Osmari et al, 2018; Suri et al, 2016; Vieira et al, 2009; Yilmaz et al, 2011) compared diode laser with topical desensitising agents. We found no eligible studies of participants receiving other types of laser treatments such as Er:YAG and CO 2 lasers.…”

“…The follow‐up periods of each study varied from immediate (Kumar & Mehta, 2005) to 9 months (Talesara et al, 2014). All included studies assessed DH via evaporative stimulation; four studies (Guo et al, 2019; Maximiano et al, 2019; Suri et al, 2016; Vieira et al, 2009) also assessed DH by tactile stimulation. To reduce heterogeneity, only data of the evaporative stimulation were included in the research.…”

Association of Nd:YAG laser and calcium-phosphate desensitizing pastes on dentin permeability and tubule occlusion

“…10 Among high-power lasers, Nd:YAG has been widely used to treat DH. 11 Nd:YAG laser features thermal effects by melting and re-solidifying dentin surface, obliterating or narrowing dentinal tubules and forming a glazed surface. 12 When compared to other lasers, 13 Nd:YAG presents superior effects on reducing pain and obliterating tubules by promoting homogeneous melting 12 .…”

Effectiveness of diode laser and fluoride on dentin hypersensitivity treatment: A randomized single-blinded clinical trial

“…[ 4 ] A plethora of methods to reduce or to eliminate DH, such as guidance on the diet as well as the use of toothpaste with potassium, fluoride, resin, and laser has been acknowledged in the literature. [ 8 9 10 11 ]…”