Calcium hydroxide intracanal medication effects on pain and flare-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ibrahim Ahmed Mohamed, Zakhary Siza Yacoub, Amin Suzan Abdul Wanees,
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( Ibrahim Ahmed Mohamed ) - Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics
( Zakhary Siza Yacoub ) - Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics
( Amin Suzan Abdul Wanees ) - Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Endodontics
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.
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Calcium hydroxide; Intracanal medication; Meta-analysis; Non-vital pulp; Systematic review
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