Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Formocresol (FC): Radiological failure
- Population
- Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
- Intervention
- Calcium hydroxide (CH)
- Comparison
- Formocresol (FC)
- Outcome
- Radiological failure
Calcium hydroxide (CH) probably leads to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Formocresol (FC) Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · 12 months Calcium hydroxide (CH) probably leads to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) (moderate certainty). Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.86 [1.42, 2.44] | 6 studies · 332 participants | Moderate |
Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Formocresol (FC) Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · 24 months Calcium hydroxide (CH) may leads to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) (low certainty). Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 3.11 [1.61, 6.02] | 1 study · 120 participants | Low |
Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Formocresol (FC) Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · 24 months Calcium hydroxide (CH) led to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported. Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2014) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003220.PUB2, superseded | RR 3.11 [1.61, 6.02] | 1 study · 120 participants | GRADE not reported |
Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Formocresol (FC) Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth · 12 months Calcium hydroxide (CH) led to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported. Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth (2014) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003220.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.72 [1.32, 2.25] | Not reported | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-08 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.