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Atraumatic restorative treatment vs Conventional treatment with local anaesthesia: Discomfort associated with the procedure
- Population
- People with dental caries in primary teeth (mainly children)
- Intervention
- Atraumatic restorative treatment
- Comparison
- Conventional treatment with local anaesthesia
- Outcome
- Discomfort associated with the procedure
The reported estimate for discomfort with ART versus conventional treatment was inconclusive (ungraded).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Atraumatic restorative treatment vs Conventional treatment with local anaesthesia Discomfort during procedure · Children (6-8 years) with caries in primary teeth · During procedure, Children 6-8 years; ART vs conventional treatment with local anaesthetic The reported estimate for discomfort with ART versus conventional treatment was inconclusive (ungraded). Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review. (2022) All outcomes | OR 0.95 [0.51, 1.79] | 6 studies · 1107 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review. 2022 All outcomes | August 2020 | 35 | Low / Low |
How reviews are matched to this question
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