Hall technique vs Conventional restoration: Restoration failure
- Population
- Children (3-10 years) with dentine caries in primary molars
- Intervention
- Hall technique
- Comparison
- Conventional restoration
- Outcome
- Restoration failure
The Hall Technique was reported to reduce restoration and major failure versus conventional restorations (3% vs 37%; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Hall Technique preformed metal crowns vs Conventional restorations (amalgam, GIC, composite) Restoration failure · Children (3-10 years) with dentine caries in primary molars · 1-5 years The Hall Technique was reported to reduce restoration and major failure versus conventional restorations (3% vs 37%; ungraded). Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review. (2022) All outcomes | 3% (HT) vs 37% (control) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review. 2022 All outcomes | August 2020 | 35 | Low / Low |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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