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Calcium hydroxide intracanal medication effects on pain and flare-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.


ABSTRACT: Objectives:This study aimed to systematically review the pain and flare-up effects of calcium hydroxide (CH) as intracanal medication (ICM) in non-vital mature teeth. Materials and Methods:Electronic-databases searching for published and grey literature and manual searching were conducted. Only randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included comparing CH to other ICMs in non-vital mature teeth. The risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2.0 Cochrane tool. The main outcomes were pain and flare-up. Qualitative and quantitative analysis, wherever applicable, was performed. The certainty of evidence (CoE) was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). Results:Sixteen articles were included in 6 comparisons at different time points for different outcomes. CH reduced pain risk than no ICM within the 1-14-days interval (p < 0.05) and than triple-antibiotic paste within the first day (p < 0.05) and was similar to corticosteroid/antibiotics combination (p > 0.05). Chlorhexidine (CHX) or CH/CHX, however, reduced pain levels than CH alone (p < 0.05). CH showed higher flare-up risk than CHX (p < 0.05). CoE, however, ranged from very low to moderate. Conclusion:Most comparisons for different outcomes are based on very few studies, mostly low-powered, with an overall low CoE. Thus, the available evidence is considered insufficient to either support or refute CH effectiveness or to recommend one ICM over another. Therefore, further well-designed, larger RCTs are required. Trial Registration:PROSPERO database Identifier: CRD42016041953.

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431935 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Calcium hydroxide intracanal medication effects on pain and flare-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ibrahim Ahmed Mohamed AM   Zakhary Siza Yacoub SY   Amin Suzan Abdul Wanees SAW  

Restorative dentistry & endodontics 20200522 3


<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to systematically review the pain and flare-up effects of calcium hydroxide (CH) as intracanal medication (ICM) in non-vital mature teeth.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Electronic-databases searching for published and grey literature and manual searching were conducted. Only randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included comparing CH to other ICMs in non-vital mature teeth. The risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2.0 Cochrane tool. The main outcomes were p  ...[more]

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