Calcium hydroxide (CH) vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)
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).
1 finding from 1 review
- Comparative efficacy of materials used in patients undergoing pulpotomy or direct pulp capping in carious teeth: A… 2023 All outcomes≥6 months follow-up · Dental/endodontic clinical settings across multiple countries (university, hospital, specialist and general dental practice); permanent teeth with carious pulp exposureCH vs MTA was the only informative comparison for root development (3 RCTs); estimates had implausibly wide 95% CIs, all including no difference, and two trials gave contradictory results (Qudeimat 2007 favored CH, OR…3 studiesGRADE not reported