Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomy dressing vs Calcium hydroxide (CH): Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success)
- Population
- Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged 6-14 years
- Intervention
- Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomy dressing
- Comparison
- Calcium hydroxide (CH)
- Outcome
- Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success)
MTA and calcium hydroxide had similar clinical and radiographic pulpotomy success at 6 months (RR 1.00, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.06; 2 RCTs; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomy dressing vs Calcium hydroxide (CH) Clinical and radiographic success · Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged… · 6 months, Pediatric dental clinics/hospitals (Egypt and Turkey) MTA and calcium hydroxide had similar clinical and radiographic pulpotomy success at 6 months (RR 1.00, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.06; 2 RCTs; ungraded). Materials for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019) All outcomes | RR 1.00 [0.94, 1.06] | 2 studies · 109 participants | GRADE not reported |
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomy dressing vs Calcium hydroxide (CH) Clinical and radiographic success · Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged… · 12 months, Pediatric dental clinics/hospitals (Egypt and Turkey) MTA and calcium hydroxide had similar clinical and radiographic pulpotomy success at 12 months (RR 1.04, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.13; 2 RCTs; ungraded). Materials for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019) All outcomes | RR 1.04 [0.96, 1.13] | 2 studies · 109 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomes | Inception to October 2018 | 5 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Partial Pulpotomy in Immature Permanent Molars After Carious Exposures Using Different Hemorrhage Control and Capping Materials. · 2017 · included by 1 of these review
- Comparison of mineral trioxide aggregate and calcium hydroxide as pulpotomy agents in young permanent teeth (apexogenesis). · 2006 · included by 1 of these review
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