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276 questions · 296 findings · 37 reviews

No studies found 41 · 13.9%GRADE not reported 88 · 29.7%Very low 45 · 15.2%Low 74 · 25%Moderate 39 · 13.2%High 9 · 3%

Calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) vs Zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE)

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, or complete caries…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
    12 months · Complete caries removal
    Analysis 2.2 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following complete caries removal, Dycal vs Cavitec). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth…
    1 study · 151 participants
    GRADE not reported

Metapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) vs Endoflas chlorophenol free (Endoflas-CF)

Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Metapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with endoflas chlorophenol free (Endoflas-CF); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review