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34 questions · 36 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 2 · 5.6%GRADE not reported 25 · 69.4%Very low 2 · 5.6%Low 4 · 11.1%Moderate 3 · 8.3%High 0 · 0%

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)

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

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs IRM (intermediate restorative material)

Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)

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

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Diode laser + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Formocresol (FC) + zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE)

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

Diode laser + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with formocresol (FC) + zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)

Outcome not reported · 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
    mean 22 months
    Assessed pain, soft tissue pathology, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
    1 study · 130 participants
    GRADE not reported

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Ferric sulphate (FS)

Outcome not reported · 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
    mean 22 months
    Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, adjacent tissue inflammation, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
    1 study · 135 participants
    GRADE not reported

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) vs Calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)

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

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review