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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.
104 questions in 13 reviews · cluster CL0204
current versionsNo studies 2 · 1.9%Ungraded 69 · 66.3%Very low 9 · 8.7%Low 13 · 12.5%Moderate 11 · 10.6%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Life (calcium hydroxide material) vs Cavitec (zinc oxide eugenol material) Clinical symptoms at 12 months · Adults (aged 20 to 60 years, mean 27) with deep carious lesions in permanent teeth (indirect or direct pulp capping,… · 12 months, Complete caries removal Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Analysis 2.2 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following complete caries removal, Life vs Cavitec). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth… | 1 study · 151 participants | Ungraded |
Life (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) vs Dycal (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) Clinical symptoms at 12 months · Adults (aged 20 to 60 years, mean 27) with deep carious lesions in permanent teeth (indirect or direct pulp capping,… · 12 months, Complete caries removal Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Analysis 2.2 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following complete caries removal, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth… | 1 study · 151 participants | Ungraded |
Life (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) vs Dycal (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) Clinical symptoms at 12 months · Adults (aged 20 to 60 years, mean 27) with deep carious lesions in permanent teeth (indirect or direct pulp capping,… · 12 months, Indirect pulp capping Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Analysis 2.1 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following indirect pulp capping, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth lost… | 1 study · 151 participants | Ungraded |
Life (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) vs Dycal (calcium hydroxide pulp-capping material) Clinical symptoms at 12 months · Adults (aged 20 to 60 years, mean 27) with deep carious lesions in permanent teeth (indirect or direct pulp capping,… · 12 months, Direct pulp capping Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Analysis 2.3 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following direct pulp capping, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth lost… | 1 study · 151 participants | Ungraded |