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Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits): Pain at 12 months or more (long-term postobturation pain)
- Population
- People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without internal resorption
- Intervention
- Single-visit root canal treatment
- Comparison
- Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits)
- Outcome
- Pain at 12 months or more (long-term postobturation pain)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Single-visit root canal treatment vs Multiple-visit root canal treatment (two or more visits) Pain at 12 months or more (long-term postobturation pain) · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without… · 12 to 18 months Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | Pain at 12 months or more reported by 2 studies (de Castro Rizzi-Maia 2016 at 12 months; Wong 2015 at 18 months). de Castro Rizzi-Maia 2016: no participant reported pain. Wong 2015: 1/117 single-visit vs 1/103… | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 25 April 2022 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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