Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) probably leads to higher radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) may leads to higher clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with ferric sulphate (FS) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with portland cement (PC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) led to higher radiological failure compared with portland cement (PC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) led to higher radiological failure compared with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
1 finding from 1 review
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
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).
1 finding from 1 review
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).
1 finding from 1 review
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 outcomes12 months · Complete caries removal
Analysis 2.2 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following complete caries removal, Life 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
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 outcomes12 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
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
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 RC Fill; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
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 (CH + ZOE + iodoform); 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 calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Metapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with zinc oxide and propolis (ZOP); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review