Question · asked by 1 review
Chlorhexidine 0.2% vs Normal saline: Proportion of participants or samples with positive bacterial growth culture, up to 72 hours after the procedure
- Population
- Patients aged 14 to 78 years with mature permanent teeth (fully formed roots), single or multi-rooted, with pulpal or periapical pathology, undergoing non-surgical root canal treatment
- Intervention
- Chlorhexidine 0.2%
- Comparison
- Normal saline
- Outcome
- Proportion of participants or samples with positive bacterial growth culture, up to 72 hours after the procedure
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chlorhexidine 0.2% vs Normal saline Proportion of participants or samples with positive bacterial growth culture, up to 72 hours after the procedure · Patients aged 14 to 78 years with mature permanent teeth (fully formed roots), single or multi-rooted, with pulpal or… Irrigants for non‐surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes | Positive bacterial cultures at end of first appointment: 65% of samples (chlorhexidine 0.2%) vs 89% (normal saline); no further data reported. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigants for non‐surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-07 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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