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Atraumatic restorative treatment with GIC vs Conventional restoration: Restoration failure
- Population
- Children (3-13 years) with dentine caries in primary teeth, no pulpal involvement
- Intervention
- Atraumatic restorative treatment with GIC
- Comparison
- Conventional restoration
- Outcome
- Restoration failure
ART with GIC was reported to increase the odds of restoration failure versus conventional restoration (OR 1.60; ungraded).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Atraumatic restorative treatment with GIC vs Conventional restoration (amalgam, conventional GIC, composite resin) Restoration failure · Children (3-13 years) with dentine caries in primary teeth, no pulpal involvement · 12-24 months ART with GIC was reported to increase the odds of restoration failure versus conventional restoration (OR 1.60; ungraded). Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review. (2022) All outcomes | OR 1.60 [1.13, 2.27] | 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 |
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