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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Materials for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Country

Design

Age (years)

Treatment

Group

Restoration

Analysis unit

Follow-up (months)

Number of analyzed unit

Clinical success rate

Radiographic success rate

Nosrat 2006

Iran

RCT, Parallel

6–10

Full pulpotomy

CEM (n = 59)

MTA (n = 59)

GIC

Root

6

CEM (n = 55)

MTA (n = 55a)

CEM (100%)

MTA (100%)

CEM (100%)

MTA (100%)

12

CEM (n = 57)

MTA (n = 55b)

CEM (100%)

MTA (100%)

CEM (100%)

MTA (100%)

Keswani 2014

India

RCT, Parallel

6–12

Full pulpotomy

PRF (n = 31)

MTA (n = 31)

Amalgam

SSC

Tooth

6

PRF (n = 30)

MTA (n = 29)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

12

PRF (n = 29)

MTA (n = 27)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

24

PRF (n = 27)

MTA (n = 26)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

PRF (100%)

MTA (100%)

Özgür 2017

Turkey

RCT, Parallel

6–13

Partial pulpotomy

MTA (n = 40)

CH (n = 40)

Composite resin

Tooth

6,12

CH (n = 39)

MTA (n = 40)

MTA (97.5%)

CH (97.4%)

MTA (97.5%)

CH (97.4%)

18, 24

CH (n = 39)

MTA (n = 37)

MTA (97.3%)

CH (97.4%)

MTA (97.3%)

CH (97.4%)

Eppa 2018

India

RCT, Parallel

6–14

Full pulpotomy

MTA (n = 20)

TAP (n = 20)

AR (n = 20)

GIC

SSC

Tooth

1

MTA (n = 20)

TAP (n = 20)

AR (n = 20)

MTA (100%)

TAP (100%)

AR (100%)

MTA (100%)

TAP (100%)

AR (100%)

3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24

MTA (n = 20)

TAP (n = 20)

AR (n = 20)

MTA (100%)

TAP (100%)

AR (80%)

MTA (100%)

TAP (100%)

AR (80%)

El-Meligy 2006

Egypt

RCT, split-mouth

6–12

Partial pulpotomy

MTA (n = 15)

CH (n = 15)

Amalgam

Composite resin

Tooth

3, 6

MTA (n = 15)

CH (n = 15)

MTA (100%)

CH (100%)

MTA (100%)

CH (100%)

12

MTA (n = 15)

CH (n = 15)

MTA (100%)

CH (86.7%)

MTA (100%)

CH (86.7%)

  1. AR abscess remedy, CEM calcium-enriched mixture cement, CH calcium hydroxide, GIC glass ionomer cement, MTA mineral trioxide aggregate, PRF platelet-rich fibrin, SSC stainless steel crown, TAP triple antibiotic paste
  2. a, 2 root was not interpretable; b, 1 root was not interpretable