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Biodentine vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA): Tooth discoloration
- Population
- Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
- Intervention
- Biodentine
- Comparison
- Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)
- Outcome
- Tooth discoloration
More tooth discoloration was observed with MTA than with Biodentine, but odds ratios were implausibly large and not pooled (3 RCTs; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Biodentine vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) Tooth discoloration · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy · ≥6 months follow-up, Dental/endodontic clinical settings across multiple countries (university, hospital, specialist and general dental practice); permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure More tooth discoloration was observed with MTA than with Biodentine, but odds ratios were implausibly large and not pooled (3 RCTs; ungraded). Comparative efficacy of materials used in patients undergoing pulpotomy or direct pulp capping in carious… (2023) All outcomes | Tooth discoloration was recorded in 4 trials; the 3 Biodentine-vs-MTA trials consistently showed more discoloration with MTA (Awawdeh 2018: 27/35 MTA vs 0/34 BD; Parinyaprom 2018: 11/31 MTA vs 0/29 BD; Uesrichai 2019:… | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative efficacy of materials used in patients undergoing pulpotomy or direct pulp capping in carious teeth: A systematic review and… 2023 All outcomes | 28 February 2021 (from inception to 28/2/2021) | 21 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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