Question · asked by 1 review
Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Non-surgical re-treatment (orthograde root canal therapy): Healing rate
- Population
- People with one or more endodontically treated teeth and a periapical condition requiring retreatment
- Intervention
- Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment)
- Comparison
- Non-surgical re-treatment (orthograde root canal therapy)
- Outcome
- Healing rate
Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical… showed no clear difference in healing - 10 years compared with root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde); GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde) Healing - 10 years · People with one or more endodontically treated teeth and a periapical condition requiring retreatment · 10 years Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical… showed no clear difference in healing - 10 years compared with root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde); GRADE not reported. Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.11 [0.88, 1.41] | 1 study · 95 participants | GRADE not reported |
Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde) Healing - 4 years · People with one or more endodontically treated teeth and a periapical condition requiring retreatment · 4 years Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical… showed no clear difference in healing - 4 years compared with root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde); GRADE not reported. Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.03 [0.89, 1.20] | 1 study · 82 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-02-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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