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45 questions · 47 findings · 4 reviews · Endodontics and dental trauma

No studies found 1 · 2.1%GRADE not reported 18 · 38.3%Very low 16 · 34%Low 12 · 25.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Ferric sulphate (FS)

Outcome not reported · 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
    mean 22 months
    Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, adjacent tissue inflammation, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
    1 study · 135 participants
    GRADE not reported

Ferric sulphate (FS) vs Buffered glutaraldehyde

Outcome not reported · 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
    6 months
    Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Goyal 2016); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
    1 study · 60 participants
    GRADE not reported

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy

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

Ferric sulphate/MTA pulpotomy showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy

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

Ferric sulphate/MTA pulpotomy showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) graft vs No grafting

Radiographic healing - 1 year · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Angerame 2015 (7 test, 4 control): no significant difference in healing of the lesion at 1 year; significant difference only at 2- and 3-month follow-up. Small preliminary study; no robust pooled analysis.
    1 study · 11 participants
    GRADE not reported

Calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)

Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
2 findings from 1 review

Calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)

Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
2 findings from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) vs control

Pulpal healing at 12 months · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth

It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) changes pulpal healing at 12 months compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) vs control

Periodontal healing at 12 months · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth

It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen (following replantation) changes periodontal healing at 12 months compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review