Biodentine vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)
Tooth discoloration · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing DPC or pulpotomy
More tooth discoloration was observed with MTA than with Biodentine, but odds ratios were implausibly large and not pooled (3 RCTs; 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 exposureTooth discoloration was recorded in 4 trials; the 3 Biodentine-vs-MTA trials consistently showed more discoloration with MTA (Awawdeh 2018: 27/35 MTA vs 0/34 BD; Parinyaprom 2018: 11/31 MTA vs 0/29 BD; Uesrichai 2019:…3 studiesGRADE not reported