Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 75%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%

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

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) probably leads to lower clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH) (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 months
RR 0.16 [0.04, 0.70]
4 studies · 150 participants
Moderate
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
up to 24 months
No clinical failure in any participant (Tuna 2008); not estimable (direct pulp capping)
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported

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

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 and 12 months
No clinical failure in any participant (Akcay 2014); not estimable
1 study · 62 participants
GRADE not reported

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

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 and 12 months
No clinical failure in any participant (Akcay 2014); not estimable
1 study · 62 participants
GRADE not reported