Clinical efficacy of Er:YAG laser application in pulpotomy of primary molars: a 2-year follow-up study

Published: 20 October 2022 Lasers in Medical Science (2022)Cite this article Abstract 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 4.60 ± 1.02 years. The pulpotomy time in the Er:YAG laser group was significantly longer than that in the conventional group (p 
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