Question · asked by 1 review

Acetone-based total-etch adhesive vs Calcium hydroxide (CH): Clinical failure

Population
Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Intervention
Acetone-based total-etch adhesive
Comparison
Calcium hydroxide (CH)
Outcome
Clinical failure

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Acetone-based total-etch adhesive vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · up to 24 months
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes
No clinical failure in any participant (Demir 2007); not estimable (direct pulp capping)1 study · 40 participantsGRADE not reported
Acetone-based total-etch adhesive vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · up to 24 months
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2014) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003220.PUB2, superseded
No clinical failure in any participant (Demir 2007); not estimable (direct pulp capping)1 study · 40 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2017-08Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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