Question · asked by 1 review

Preformed metal crown (stainless steel), conventional technique vs Aesthetic crown (stainless steel with composite/white veneer), conventional technique: Adverse events: gingival bleeding

Population
Children with decayed primary molar teeth
Intervention
Preformed metal crown (stainless steel), conventional technique
Comparison
Aesthetic crown (stainless steel with composite/white veneer), conventional technique
Outcome
Adverse events: gingival bleeding

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Preformed metal crown (stainless steel), conventional technique vs Aesthetic crown (stainless steel with composite/white veneer), conventional technique
Adverse events: gingival bleeding · Children with decayed primary molar teeth · Six months and four years
Preformed crowns for decayed primary molar teeth (2015) · Cochrane All outcomes
At six months, none (0/11) of the PMC sites had gingival bleeding, but all (11/11) veneer sites had bleeding, 10 of which bled on probing; statistically significant (McNemar's test, P < 0.001). At four years, one case…1 study · 11 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Preformed crowns for decayed primary molar teeth
2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
2015-01Not listedNot assessed
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