Success rate (radiographically‐assessed healing of cyst healing based on the Neer/Cole rating system) · Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible; periapical surgery…
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in success rate at 2 years compared with intermediate restorative material (IRM); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.05 [0.92, 1.20]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Success rate at 1 year · Patients needing retrograde filling in root canal therapy (orthograde root canal filling or retreatment not possible; periapical surgery…
It is very uncertain whether mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) changes success rate at 1 year compared with super ethoxybenzoic acid (Super-EBA) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.03 [0.96, 1.10]
1 study
Very low
Fixation and stabilisation (splint type/duration) vs Different splint, no splint, or different splinting duration
Outcome not reported · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Tooth survival · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) changes tooth survival at 12 months compared with control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth survival · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
It is very uncertain whether thymosin alpha 1 (10-minute soak prior to replantation) changes tooth survival at 12 months compared with control (saline) (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Aesthetics (discolouration) at 12 months (patient level) · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
It is very uncertain whether ledermix root canal medicament (day 0 to 10) changes aesthetics (discolouration) at 12 months (patient level) compared with ultracal root canal medicament (day 7 to 10) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment with antibiotics vs No antibiotics, placebo, or different types of antibiotics
Outcome not reported · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Total number of ibuprofen tablets · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
Systemic antibiotic (oral penicillin 500 mg) plus analgesic showed no clear difference in total number of ibuprofen tablets compared with placebo plus analgesic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged 6-14 years
A single RCT found higher pulpotomy success with triple antibiotic paste than abscess remedy (100% vs 80%; statistically significant, P<0.05; not pooled; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Single RCT (Eppa 2018, 3-arm; 20 TAP and 20 AR teeth): TAP 100% (20/20) vs abscess remedy 80% (16/20) clinical and radiographic success; difference statistically significant at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months (P<0.05);…
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient-reported pain intensity (sum of pain intensity difference (SPID) and sum of pain percussion intensity difference (SPPID)) · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
1 finding from 1 review
Corresponding risk (Antibiotics): The in between-group differences (median +/- IQR) in SPID for the penicillin group were 6.0 +/- 10.5, and for placebo 6.0 +/- 9.5. The SPPID for the penicillin group was 3.5 +/- 7.5…
1 study · 40 participants
Low
Tooth survival · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth survival at 12 months: Not estimable (due to no events in either arm); 27 teeth in 22 patients (1 RCT). At 12 months, no teeth were lost. 1 tooth was lost at 16 months in the Ultracal group.
1 study · 22 participants
Very low
Total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol) tablets · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
Systemic antibiotic (oral penicillin 500 mg) plus analgesic showed no clear difference in total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol)… compared with placebo plus analgesic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Storage of the tooth prior to replantation (storage medium) vs Different storage medium or dry storage
Outcome not reported · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Pulpal healing at 12 months · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) changes pulpal healing at 12 months compared with control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of pain · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Glutaraldehyde + zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with full strength formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Biodentine showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) may leads to lower radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
RR 0.12 [0.04, 0.36]
4 studies · 150 participants
Low
No radiological failure in any participant; not estimable
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)
Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Assessed pain, soft tissue pathology, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
1 study · 130 participants
GRADE not reported