Question · asked by 1 review

Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers): Removal of broken (fractured) instruments from the root canal

Population
Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment
Intervention
Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes)
Comparison
The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)
Outcome
Removal of broken (fractured) instruments from the root canal

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers)
Removal of broken (fractured) instruments from the root canal · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Magnification devices for endodontic therapy (2015) · Cochrane All outcomes
No included study assessed this outcome; the review notes that such secondary outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed.Not reportedNo studies found

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Magnification devices for endodontic therapy
2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
2015-10Not listedNot assessed

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