Antibacterial efficacy of calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
- 28 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Endodontic Journal
- Vol. 40 (1), 2-10
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2591.2006.01197.x
Abstract
To determine to what extent does calcium hydroxide intracanal medication eliminate bacteria from human root canals, compared with the same canals before medication, as measured by the number of positive cultures, in patients undergoing root canal treatment for apical periodontitis (teeth with an infected root canal system). CENTRAL, MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched. Reference lists from identified articles were scanned. A forward search was undertaken on the authors of the identified articles. Papers that had cited these articles were also identified through the Science Citation Index to identify potentially relevant subsequent primary research. The included studies were pre-/post-test clinical trials comparing the number of positive bacterial cultures from treated canals. Data in those studies were independently extracted. Risk differences of included studies were combined using the generic inverse variance and random effect method. Eight studies were identified and included in the review, covering 257 cases. Sample size varied from 18 to 60 cases; six studies demonstrated a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-medicated canals, whilst two did not. There was considerable heterogeneity among studies. Pooled risk difference was -21%; 95% CI: -47% to 6%. The difference between pre- and post-medication was not statistically significant (P = 0.12). Calcium hydroxide has limited effectiveness in eliminating bacteria from human root canal when assessed by culture techniques.Keywords
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