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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
4 questions in 2 reviews · intervention: Operative/pulp treatment · outcome domain: Diagnostic accuracy
current versionsNo studies 2 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Preformed crown (any material; conventional technique or Hall Technique) vs Filling (any material; with or without complete carious tissue excavation; with or without pulp treatment) Discomfort associated with the procedure · Children with decayed primary molar teeth · At time of dental appointment or within 24 hours Preformed crowns for decayed primary molar teeth (2015) · Cochrane | RR 0.56 [0.36, 0.87] | 2 studies · 381 participants | Moderate |
Endodontic therapy (surgical or non-surgical) performed with the aid of one or more magnification devices (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs The same endodontic therapy performed without magnification devices (without visual enhancers) Total time required to complete the clinical procedure · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment Magnification devices for endodontic therapy (2015) · Cochrane | No included study assessed procedure time; such outcomes were only sporadically reported and were never statistically assessed. | NR | No studies |
Preformed metal crown (fitted using the Hall Technique) vs Non-restorative caries treatment Discomfort associated with the procedure · Children with decayed primary molar teeth · Immediately after treatment Preformed crowns for decayed primary molar teeth (2015) · Cochrane | RR 1.67 [0.65, 4.25] | 1 study · 104 participants | Very low |
Endodontic therapy performed with one type of magnification device (surgical microscope, endoscope or magnifying loupes) vs Endodontic therapy performed with a different type of magnification device Total time required to complete the clinical procedure · Patients of any age who received endodontic therapy and were followed up for at least 1 year after treatment Magnification devices for endodontic therapy (2015) · Cochrane | No included study assessed procedure time. In the excluded trial Taschieri 2008, based on the operators' experience, completing the surgical procedure took on average four to five minutes longer for the endoscope than… | NR | No studies |