Clinical effectiveness of restorative materials for the restoration of carious primary teeth without pulp therapy: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically search the available evidence and evaluate the clinical effectiveness of restorative materials for restoration of carious primary teeth. The findings aimed to support the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) guidelines development.

Methods

Literature search was performed by searching 4 electronic databases for eligible randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) comparing restorative materials for the restoration of carious primary teeth up to December 28th, 2020. Quality assessment was performed with the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2).

Results

Of 1685 identified articles 29 RCTs were finally deemed as eligible for inclusion. Annual failure rates were: Amalgam 1-28%; atraumatic restorative treatme

SUBMITTER: Amend S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature