Question · asked by 1 review
Direct composite resin restoration vs Amalgam restoration: Secondary caries
- Population
- People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6 to 12 years)
- Intervention
- Direct composite resin restoration
- Comparison
- Amalgam restoration
- Outcome
- Secondary caries
Direct composite resin restoration showed no clear difference in secondary caries compared with amalgam restoration; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 66.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Direct composite resin restoration vs Amalgam restoration Secondary caries · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6… · Follow-up >= 3 years, Parallel-group and split-mouth trials combined Direct composite resin restoration showed no clear difference in secondary caries compared with amalgam restoration; GRADE not reported. Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.93 [0.98, 3.80] | 7 studies | GRADE not reported |
Direct composite resin restoration vs Amalgam restoration Secondary caries · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6… · Follow-up >= 3 years, Split-mouth trials Direct composite resin restoration showed no clear difference in secondary caries compared with amalgam restoration; GRADE not reported. Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.30 [0.34, 4.97] | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Direct composite resin restoration vs Amalgam restoration Secondary caries · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6… · Follow-up: 5 to 7 years Direct composite resin restoration may leads to higher secondary caries compared with amalgam restoration (low certainty). Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 2.14 [1.67, 2.74] | 2 studies · 921 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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