School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
BMC Oral Health. 2024 Mar 14;24(1):333. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04026-x.
The main purpose of vital pulp therapy (VPT) is to preserve the integrity and function of the pulp. A wide variety of materials and techniques have been proposed to improve treatment outcomes, and among them, the utilization of lasers has gained significant attention. The application of lasers in different stages of VPT has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, surpassing previous approaches.This study aimed to review the applications of lasers in different steps of VPT and evaluate associated clinical and radiographic outcomes. An electronic search using Scopus, MEDLINE, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases from 2000 to 2023 was carried out by two independent researchers. The focus was on human studies that examined the clinical and/or radiographic effects of different laser types in VPT. A total of 4243 studies were included in this narrative review article. Based on the compiled data, it can be concluded that although current literature suggests laser may be proposed as an adjunct modality for some procedural steps in VPT, more research with standardized methodologies and criteria is needed to obtain more reliable and conclusive results.
活髓保存治疗（VPT）的主要目的是保持牙髓的完整性和功能。为了改善治疗效果，提出了各种各样的材料和技术，其中激光的应用引起了广泛关注。近年来，激光在 VPT 的不同阶段的应用有了显著的发展，超越了以往的方法。本研究旨在回顾激光在 VPT 不同步骤中的应用，并评估相关的临床和影像学结果。两位独立的研究人员使用 Scopus、MEDLINE、Web of Science 和 Google Scholar 数据库，从 2000 年到 2023 年进行了电子检索。研究重点是探讨不同激光类型在 VPT 中对临床和/或影像学影响的人类研究。本叙述性综述文章共纳入 4243 项研究。根据汇总的数据，可以得出结论，尽管目前的文献表明激光可能被提议作为 VPT 中某些程序步骤的辅助手段，但需要更多采用标准化方法和标准的研究，以获得更可靠和更具结论性的结果。
