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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

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
mean 15.7 months
RR 4.00 [0.48, 33.42]
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported

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

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
mean 15.7 months
No clinical failure in any participant (Saltzman 2005); not estimable
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Diode laser

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
6 months
Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, premature tooth loss (Niranjani 2015); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences (RR 0.33, 0.01 to 7.72)
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported