Table 8.
Risk of bias assessment results.
| Citation [ref] | Randomization | Sample Size Calculation and Required Number Included | Baseline Situation Similar | Blinding | Parameters of Laser Use Described Appropriately and Calculations Correct | Power Meter Used | Numerical Results Available (Statistics) | No Missing Outcome Data | All Samples/Patients Completed the Follow-Up | Correct Interpretation of Data | Total Score/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodontitis | |||||||||||
| Grzech-Leśniak et al. (2019) [22] | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Gandhi et al. (2019) [23] | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Hill et al. (2019) [24] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Bechara et al. (2018) [25] | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Theodoro et al. (2018) [26] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Segarra et al. (2017) [27] | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Tabenski et al. (2017) [28] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Da Cruz Andrade et al. (2017) [29] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Skurska et al. (2015) [30] | yes | no | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| Carvalho et al. (2015) [31] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 10 |
| Alwaeli et al. (2015) [32] | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Mueller et al. (2015) [33] | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Betsy et al. (2014) [34] | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Luchesi et al. (2013) [35] | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Balata et al. (2013) [36] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 10 |
| Cappuyns et al. (2012) [37] | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Filho et al. (2012) [38] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Peri-Implantitis | |||||||||||
| Albaker et al. (2018) [39] | yes | no | no | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Abduljabbar (2017) [40] | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| Romeo et al. (2016) [41] | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| Bassetti et al. (2014) [42] | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Endo | |||||||||||
| Coelho et al. (2019) [43] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| de Miranda et al. (2018) [44] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Garcez et al. (2015) [45] | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| Juric et al. (2014) [46] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Garcez et al. (2010) [47] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Caries | |||||||||||
| Alves et al. (2019) [48] | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Bargrizan et al. (2019) [49] | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Ornellas et al. (2018) [50] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 8 |
| Steiner-Oliveira et al. (2015) [51] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Guglielmi et al. (2011) [52] | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| Candida/Halitosis | |||||||||||
| Afroozi et al. (2019) [53] | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| de Senna et al. (2018) [54] | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| da Mota et al. (2016) [55] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | 9 |
| OLP | |||||||||||
| Mirza et al. (2018) [56] | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes | 6 |
| Mostafa et al. (2017) [57] | yes | no | yes | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 6 |
| Jajarm et al. (2015) [58] | yes | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |
| Healing | |||||||||||
| Eroglu et al. (2018) [59] | yes | no | yes | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | 7 |