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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 66.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations vs Conventional treatment using composite (with local anaesthetic)

Pain (primary dentition) · Children with carious primary teeth

ART using H-GIC showed no clear difference in pain (primary dentition) compared with conventional treatment using composite (with local anaesthetic); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 2.22 [0.51, 9.61]
1 study
GRADE not reported

High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations vs Amalgam restoration

Pain (primary dentition) · Children with carious primary teeth

ART using H-GIC showed no clear difference in pain (primary dentition) compared with conventional treatment using amalgam; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
Single and multiple lesions
OR 1.44 [0.45, 4.60]
1 study
GRADE not reported

High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations vs Conventional treatment using H-GIC (rotary instruments)

Pain (during procedure, primary dentition) · People with dental caries in primary teeth (mainly children)

ART using high-viscosity glass ionomer cement (H-GIC), hand… showed no clear difference in pain (during procedure, primary dentition) compared with conventional treatment using H-GIC (rotary instruments) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
During procedure
MD -0.65 [-1.38, 0.07]
1 study · 40 participants
Low