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Clinical Efficacy of Single-visit Pulpectomy over Multiple-visit Pulpectomy in Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review
Sunny P Tirupathi1, Nirmala Krishna2, Srinitya Rajasekhar2
1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Malla Reddy Institue of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Objective:
The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the efficacy of single-visit pulpectomy (SVP) vs multiple-visit pulpectomy (MVP) in infected primary teeth.
Materials And Methods:
An extensive literature search in the English language was conducted in PICO format using MeSH terms using databases (PubMed, EBSCO, Ovid, and Cochrane) and pre-specified inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to identify relevant studies comparing pulpectomy in single and multiple visits.
Results:
Only 4 studies (3-in vivo clinical study; 1-in vivo microbial study) sustained the final analysis and were included for critical appraisal. Results of the systematic search revealed that there are only a few studies comparing the efficacy of single-visit pulpectomy vs multiple-visit pulpectomy in infected primary teeth.
Conclusion:
On the basis of the available studies, evidence favors the SVP protocol over the MVP protocol. Whenever possible the single-visit protocol can be preferred over the multiple-visit protocol. The quality of evidence available is low.
How To Cite This Article:
Tirupathi SP, Krishna N, Rajasekhar S, et al. Clinical Efficacy of Single-visit Pulpectomy over Multiple-visit Pulpectomy in Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;12(5):453-459.
