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Conditioning and sealing with an adhesive resin (smear-removing bonding system) vs Conventional calcium hydroxide lining: Maintenance of pulp vitality (freedom from pulpal breakdown) up to 36 months
- Population
- Healthy adults with asymptomatic posterior permanent teeth with deep caries and a vital (non-exposed) pulp requiring restoration
- Intervention
- Conditioning and sealing with an adhesive resin (smear-removing bonding system)
- Comparison
- Conventional calcium hydroxide lining
- Outcome
- Maintenance of pulp vitality (freedom from pulpal breakdown) up to 36 months
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Conditioning and sealing with an adhesive resin (smear-removing bonding system) vs Conventional calcium hydroxide lining Maintenance of pulp vitality (freedom from pulpal breakdown) up to 36 months · Healthy adults with asymptomatic posterior permanent teeth with deep caries and a vital (non-exposed) pulp requiring… · 36 months Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane All outcomes | Whitworth 2005: 602 teeth randomised; 39 emergency recalls over the 36 months after restoration, with pulp breakdown associated with 16 teeth. The authors concluded that "dentists should be confident that pulps will be… | 1 study · 602 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2006-03 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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