Question · asked by 1 review

Glass ionomer cement vs Amalgam restoration: Success rate at 1 year

Population
Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible; periapical surgery used to save the tooth); no age or gender limitations
Intervention
Glass ionomer cement
Comparison
Amalgam restoration
Outcome
Success rate at 1 year

It is very uncertain whether glass ionomer cement changes success rate at 1 year compared with amalgam (very low certainty).

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Glass ionomer cement vs Amalgam
Success rate at 1 year · Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible;… · 1 year
It is very uncertain whether glass ionomer cement changes success rate at 1 year compared with amalgam (very low certainty).
Materials for retrograde filling in root canal therapy (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.98 [0.86, 1.12]1 studyVery low
Glass ionomer cement vs Amalgam
Success rate at 1 year · Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible;… · 1 year
It is very uncertain whether glass ionomer cement changes success rate at 1 year compared with amalgam (very low certainty).
Materials for retrograde filling in root canal therapy (2016) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD005517.PUB2, superseded
RR 0.98 [0.86, 1.12]1 studyVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Materials for retrograde filling in root canal therapy
2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-04Not listedNot assessed
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