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What do systematic reviews say?

125 questions · 142 findings · 9 reviews · Endodontics and dental trauma

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No studies found 1 · 0.7%GRADE not reported 103 · 72.5%Very low 14 · 9.9%Low 14 · 9.9%Moderate 10 · 7%High 0 · 0%

Electrosurgery vs Calcium-enriched mixture (CEM)

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

Electrosurgery showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium-enriched mixture (CEM); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
RR 0.50 [0.10, 2.61]
1 study · 102 participants
GRADE not reported

Acetone-based total-etch adhesive vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)

Radiological 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
up to 24 months
No radiological failure in any participant; not estimable
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported

Conditioning and sealing with an adhesive resin (smear-removing bonding system) vs Conventional calcium hydroxide lining

Maintenance of pulp vitality (freedom from pulpal breakdown) up to 36 months · Healthy adults with asymptomatic posterior permanent teeth with deep caries and a vital (non-exposed) pulp requiring restoration

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
36 months
Whitworth 2005: 602 teeth randomised; 39 emergency recalls over the 36 months after restoration, with pulp breakdown associated with 16 teeth. The authors concluded that "dentists should be confident that pulps will be…
1 study · 602 participants
GRADE not reported

Glycerrhetinic acid/antibiotic mixture vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)

Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,…
1 study · 275 participants
GRADE not reported

Ledermix (corticosteroid/antibiotic pulp-capping cement) vs Calcium hydroxide (CH)

Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures

1 finding from 1 review

Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,…
1 study · 275 participants
GRADE not reported