Question · asked by 1 review

Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits): Postobturation pain at 1 week

Population
People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without internal resorption
Intervention
Single-visit root canal treatment
Comparison
Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits)
Outcome
Postobturation pain at 1 week

It is very uncertain whether single-visit root canal treatment changes postobturation pain at 1 week compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits)
Postobturation pain at 1 week · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without… · 1 week postobturation
It is very uncertain whether single-visit root canal treatment changes postobturation pain at 1 week compared with multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) (very low certainty).
Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.05 [0.67, 1.67]9 studies · 1139 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth
2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
25 April 2022Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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