Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Diode laser
Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, premature tooth loss (Niranjani 2015); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences (RR 0.33, 0.01 to 7.72)
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Ferric sulphate (FS) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
ProRoot MTA showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with retroMTA; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) changes clinical failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Endoflas chlorophenol free (Endoflas-CF) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.33 [0.35, 5.03]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether enamel matrix derivative (EMD) changes clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC) (very low certainty).
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 mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Glutaraldehyde + zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) showed no clear difference in radiological 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
Ferric sulphate (FS) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Electrosurgery showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium-enriched mixture (CEM); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review