Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) changes clinical failure compared with calcium sulphate hemihydrate (DentoGen) (very low certainty).
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Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) changes radiological failure compared with calcium sulphate hemihydrate (DentoGen) (very low certainty).
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Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
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Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,…
1 study · 275 participants
GRADE not reported
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
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Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) led to higher radiological failure compared with ZOE + calcium hydroxide + iodoform (MPRCF, unnamed product); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) 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
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) led to higher clinical failure compared with ZOE + calcium hydroxide + iodoform (MPRCF, unnamed product); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide/iodoform (CH/iodoform) 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
Calcium hydroxide/iodoform (CH/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
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Dentin bridge formation · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing partial pulpotomy
Evidence on dentin bridge formation for calcium hydroxide versus MTA is weak and imprecise, with no material shown superior (4 RCTs, not pooled; ungraded).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in immature permanent teeth
In immature teeth, the effect of MTA versus calcium hydroxide on success is very uncertain (OR 2.22, 95% CI 0.13-36.67; very low certainty).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing direct pulp capping
For direct pulp capping, MTA probably achieves higher clinical and radiographic success than calcium hydroxide (OR 3.10, 95% CI 1.66-5.79; moderate certainty).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth of mixed/unspecified root maturation
In mixed-maturation teeth, the effect of MTA versus calcium hydroxide on success is very uncertain (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.17-7.11; very low certainty).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing pulpotomy
For pulpotomy, whether MTA improves success over calcium hydroxide is uncertain (OR 2.36, 95% CI 0.47-11.75; low certainty; CI includes no effect).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
Biodentine appeared to perform better than calcium hydroxide for success, but the evidence was not pooled (2 RCTs; ungraded).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in mature permanent teeth
In mature teeth, MTA probably achieves higher clinical and radiographic success than calcium hydroxide (OR 3.34, 95% CI 1.81-6.17; moderate certainty).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
MTA achieved higher clinical and radiographic success than calcium hydroxide overall (OR 2.94, 95% CI 1.96-4.49; low certainty), but this unadjusted estimate pools clinically heterogeneous DPC and pulpotomy studies.
1 finding from 1 review
Continued root formation / root development · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth (predominantly immature) undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
Evidence on continued root formation for calcium hydroxide versus MTA is weak and inconclusive (3 RCTs, not pooled; ungraded).
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