Table 1 The main characteristics of the included studies
Authors; year | Teeth number | Intracanal medicament time (stored at 37 °C with 100% humidity) | Groups (n) | Irrigants | Evaluation method | XPF group | PUI group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | Scoring result | Cases | Scoring result | ||||||
Gokturk, 2016 | 105 | For 2 weeks | XPF (n = 15) PUI (n = 15) | NaOCl | Stereomicroscope at 20 × magnification | 15 | Coronal third Score0: 0 Score1: 5 Score2: 10 Score3: 0 | 15 | Coronal third Score0: 1 Score1: 9 Score2: 5 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15 | Middle third Score0: 0 Score1: 3 Score2: 11 Score3: 1 | 15 | Middle third Score0: 0 Score1: 9 Score2: 6 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 1 Score2: 9 Score3: 5 | 15 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 3 Score2: 9 Score3: 3 |
Gokturk, 2017 | 105 | For 2 weeks | XPF (n = 15) PUI (n = 15) | NaOCl | Stereomicroscope at 20 × magnification | 15 | Coronal third Score0: 0 Score1: 4 Score2: 11 Score3: 0 | 15 | Coronal third Score0: 7 Score1: 5 Score2: 3 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15 | Middle third Score0: 0 Score1: 4 Score2: 9 Score3: 2 | 15 | Middle third Score0: 7 Score1: 5 Score2: 3 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 15 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 0 Score2: 7 Score3: 8 | 15 | Apical third Score0: 1 Score1: 7 Score2: 7 Score3: 0 |
Keskin, 2017 | 100 | For 1 week | XPF (n = 18) PUI (n = 18) | NaOCl + EDTA | Stereomicroscope at 20 × magnification | 36 | Score0: 9 Score1: 12 Score2: 11 Score3: 4 | 36 | score0: 16 score1: 11 score2: 5 score3: 4 |
Uygun, 2017 | 32 | For 1 week | XPF (n = 8) PUI (n = 8) | EDTA | Stereomicroscope at 25 × magnification | 16 | Apical third Score0: 12 Score1: 3 Score2: 1 Score3: 0 | 16 | Apical third Score0: 14 Score1: 2 Score2: 0 Score3: 0 |
Wigler, 2017 | 68 | For 1 week | XPF (n = 20) PUI (n = 20) | NaOCl | Microscope at 24 × magnification | 20 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 2 Score2: 14 Score3: 4 | 20 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 3 Score2: 14 Score3: 3 |
Keskin, 2018 | 190 | For 7, 21 or 90 days | XPF (n = 20) PUI (n = 20) | NaOCl + EDTA | Stereomicroscope at 30 × magnification | 34 | 7 days Score0: 19 Score1: 15 Score2: 0 Score3: 0 | 40 | 7 days Score0: 20 Score1: 18 Score2: 2 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 40 | 21Â days Score0: 11 Score1: 28 Score2: 1 Score3: 0 | 40 | 21Â days Score0: 17 Score1: 22 Score2: 1 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 40 | 90Â days Score0: 8 Score1: 32 Score2: 0 Score3: 0 | 40 | 90Â days Score0: 18 Score1: 22 Score2: 0 Score3: 0 |
Kfir, 2018 | 80 | For 1 week | XPF (n = 18) PUI (n = 18) | NaOCl | Microscope at 24 × magnification | 18 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 2 Score2: 13 Score3: 3 | 18 | Apical third Score0: 0 Score1: 2 Score2: 13 Score3: 3 |
Donnermeyer, 2019 | 90 | For 1 week | XPF (n = 20) PUI (n = 20) | NaOCl | Laser scanning microscope at 10 × magnification | 20 | NA | 20 | NA |
Sarıyılmaz, 2019 | 180 | For 1 month | XPF (n = 20)PUI (n = 20) | NaOCl + EDTA | Stereomicroscope at 10 × magnification | 40 | DAP Score0: 20 Score1: 16 Score2: 4 Score3: 0 | 40 | DAP Score0: 13 Score1: 26 Score2: 1 Score3: 0 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 40 | TAP Score0: 23 Score1: 15 Score2: 2 Score3: 0 | 40 | TAP Score0: 19 Score1: 18 Score2: 3 Score3: 0 |