Question · asked by 1 review
Sodium hypochlorite 5% vs Sodium hypochlorite 5% with proteolytic enzyme: Proportion of participants with new or worsening signs/symptoms of inflammation requiring a revisit, up to 14 days after the procedure
- Population
- Patients aged 14 to 78 years with mature permanent teeth (fully formed roots), single or multi-rooted, with pulpal or periapical pathology, undergoing non-surgical root canal treatment
- Intervention
- Sodium hypochlorite 5%
- Comparison
- Sodium hypochlorite 5% with proteolytic enzyme
- Outcome
- Proportion of participants with new or worsening signs/symptoms of inflammation requiring a revisit, up to 14 days after the procedure
Sodium hypochlorite 5% showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with new or worsening signs/symptoms of… compared with sodium hypochlorite 5% with proteolytic enzyme; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Sodium hypochlorite 5% vs Sodium hypochlorite 5% with proteolytic enzyme Proportion of participants with new or worsening signs/symptoms of inflammation requiring a revisit, up to 14 days after the procedure · Patients aged 14 to 78 years with mature permanent teeth (fully formed roots), single or multi-rooted, with pulpal or… Sodium hypochlorite 5% showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with new or worsening signs/symptoms of… compared with sodium hypochlorite 5% with proteolytic enzyme; GRADE not reported. Irrigants for non‐surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.9 [0.6, 1.5] | 1 study · 166 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigants for non‐surgical root canal treatment in mature permanent teeth 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-07 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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