Title

Use of Er: YAG laser and self-adhesive composite for decayed deciduous teeth treatment

Authors

Harinder Singh Mangat¹,*, Rajkumari Sarada Devi², Meetu Mathur³, Saima Ali⁴, Ratna Yumkham², Satyabrata Das⁵, Miral Mehta⁶ & Dhirendra Kumar Singh⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Dental Surgery, General Dentist (India)/Registered Dental Assistant level 2, 506-280, Williamstown Close NW, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada; ²Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dental College, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; ⁴Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁵Dental Surgeon, CHC Dasarathpur, Jajpur, Odisha, India; ⁶Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; ⁷Department of Periodontology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; *Corresponding Author

Email

Harinder Singh Mangat - E-mail: hsmangat6@gmail.com

Rajkumari Sarada Devi - E-mail: rksarada@gmail.com

Meetu Mathur - E-mail: mathur.meetu@gmail.com

Saima Ali - E-mail: drsaima.ali26@gmail.com

Ratna Yumkham - E-mail: yumkhamratna@gmail.com

Satyabrata Das - E-mail: dr.satyabratadas@gmail.com

Miral Mehta - E-mail: miral9829@gmail.com

Dhirendra Kumar Singh - E-mail: dr.dhirendra27@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

The Er: YAG laser cavity preparation with self-adhesive flowable composite to conventional rotary preparation with adhesive protocols in 120 primary molars is of interest. Group A showed longer preparation time but better patient cooperation and less anesthetic use. Restoration outcomes at 12 months were comparable in retention, marginal adaptation and secondary caries. Thus, Er: YAG laser approach offers a child-friendly alternative with clinical efficacy.

Keywords

Er: YAG laser, primary molars, caries removal, self-adhesive composite, pediatric dentistry

Citation

Mangat et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3084-3087 (2025)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.