Immediate (24 h) resin-dentin bond strength (MPa) · permanent human teeth with artificial caries-affected dentin
Calcium minus Control was -0.508 MPa (95% CI -8.207 to 7.191) at 24 h.
1 finding from 1 review
Immediate (24 h) resin-dentin bond strength (MPa) · permanent human teeth with artificial caries-affected dentin
Calcium minus Fluorine was -0.628 MPa (95% CI -8.504 to 7.248) at 24 h.
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Vital permanent teeth (mature or immature) with deep or extremely deep caries and asymptomatic pulp or reversible pulpitis, undergoing…
At 36-month follow-up, HCSC show higher odds of clinical and radiographic success than CaOH (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.43 to 3.84; ungraded subgroup).
3 findings from 1 review
OR 2.34 [1.43, 3.84]
2 studies · 379 participants
GRADE not reported
OR 4.44 [1.63, 12.07]
3 studies · 174 participants
GRADE not reported
OR 2.68 [1.7, 4.22]
5 studies · 552 participants
Moderate
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) changes clinical failure compared with calcium sulphate hemihydrate (DentoGen) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) changes radiological failure compared with calcium sulphate hemihydrate (DentoGen) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) led to higher radiological failure compared with ZOE + calcium hydroxide + iodoform (MPRCF, unnamed product); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) led to higher clinical failure compared with ZOE + calcium hydroxide + iodoform (MPRCF, unnamed product); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide/iodoform (CH/iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide/iodoform (CH/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Sealapex (eugenol-free calcium hydroxide) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Adults (>=18 y) with mature permanent teeth, carious exposure and normal/reversibly inflamed pulp
At 1 year, partial pulpotomy and direct pulp capping (both calcium hydroxide) gave similarly low success in reversibly inflamed pulps (34.5% vs 31.8%; ungraded, single trial).
2 findings from 1 review
Success rate (%) 34.5 vs 31.8
1 study · 51 participants
GRADE not reported
Success rate (%) 11.1 vs 5.9
1 study · 44 participants
GRADE not reported
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Human permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure
CEM and calcium hydroxide did not differ significantly in pulpotomy success (indirect comparison); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical symptoms at 12 months · Adults (aged 20 to 60 years, mean 27) with deep carious lesions in permanent teeth (indirect or direct pulp capping, or complete caries…
3 findings from 1 review
Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes12 months · Complete caries removal
Analysis 2.2 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following complete caries removal, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth…
1 study · 151 participants
GRADE not reported
Analysis 2.1 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following indirect pulp capping, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth lost…
1 study · 151 participants
GRADE not reported
Analysis 2.3 (clinical symptoms at 12 months following direct pulp capping, Life vs Dycal). Fitzgerald 1991: 151 teeth in 55 patients (analysis at tooth level, not patient level); substantial attrition (11 teeth lost…
1 study · 151 participants
GRADE not reported
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide + sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review