Question · asked by 1 review
Potassium nitrate/polycarboxylate cement (KNO3/PCa) vs Polycarboxylate cement (PCa) alone: Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months
- Population
- Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
- Intervention
- Potassium nitrate/polycarboxylate cement (KNO3/PCa)
- Comparison
- Polycarboxylate cement (PCa) alone
- Outcome
- Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Potassium nitrate/polycarboxylate cement (KNO3/PCa) vs Polycarboxylate cement (PCa) alone Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic vital pulpal exposures from caries · 24 months Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane All outcomes | Hodosh 2003 (Analysis 3.1): 9/17 in the KNO3/PCa group and 10/12 in the PCa group developed clinical symptoms requiring endodontic therapy or extraction. No significance test reported for this specific contrast; no… | 1 study · 29 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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