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5 questions · 5 findings · 3 reviews · Dental caries

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Non-metal carbon-fibre post and core (Category III; Composipost) vs Metal custom-cast post and core (Category I)

Clinical/technical failure (root fracture) · Participants with permanent endodontically-treated (root-filled) teeth for which a post is indicated to retain the final restoration

Non-metal carbon-fibre post and core (Category III; Composipost) led to lower clinical/technical failure (root fracture) compared with metal custom-cast post and core (Category I; gold alloy); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Root canal posts for the restoration of root filled teeth 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
48 months (4 years)
RR 0.05 [0.00, 0.90]
1 study · 195 participants
GRADE not reported

Fibre-optic transillumination (FOTI) vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, radiographs/microCT, or tooth separation)

Sensitivity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…

1 finding from 1 review

Transillumination and optical coherence tomography for the detection and diagnosis of enamel caries 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
Up to 3 months between index test and reference standard (in vivo; in vitro no limit if stored appropriately)
Sensitivity 0.47 [0.35, 0.59]
8 studies
GRADE not reported

Fibre-optic transillumination (FOTI) vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, radiographs/microCT, or tooth separation)

Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…

1 finding from 1 review

Transillumination and optical coherence tomography for the detection and diagnosis of enamel caries 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
Up to 3 months between index test and reference standard (in vivo; in vitro no limit if stored appropriately)
Specificity 0.92 [0.86, 0.96]
8 studies
GRADE not reported

Fibre-optic transillumination (FOTI, including white light scattering and near infrared) vs Reference standard: histology or enhanced visual-tactile examination

Outcome not reported · Adults presenting asymptomatically or suspected of having root caries (in vivo); extracted teeth of adults (in vitro)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Tests to detect and inform the diagnosis of root caries 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Fibre-optic transillumination was a pre-specified eligible index test but no diagnostic test accuracy study of fibre-optic transillumination was included.
0 studies
No studies found

Direct composite resin restoration vs Full-coverage metal-ceramic crown

Clinical failure (post dislodgement) · Participants with endodontically-treated permanent premolars restored with a carbon-fibre post (Category III)

Direct composite restoration (final restoration) showed no clear difference in clinical failure (post dislodgement) compared with full-coverage metal-ceramic crown; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Root canal posts for the restoration of root filled teeth 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
36 months (3 years); dislodgement assessed at 24 months
RR 1.85 [0.17, 19.8]
1 study · 104 participants
GRADE not reported