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dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Roy
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-26T02:09:47Z
dc.date.available2018-10-26T02:09:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1476-5446
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/sj.ebd.6401116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/100004
dc.description.abstractData sources: PubMed/Medline, Embase and The Cochrane Library databases. Study selection: Clinical studies with a minimum sample size of 20 teeth and six months follow-up period, providing clinical and radiographic assessment of success/failure were considered. Data extraction and synthesis: Three reviewers selected the studies and assessed study quality. Weighted pooled success rates and 95% confidence interval (CI) estimates of the outcome were calculated and a random-effects meta-analysis was carried out. Results: Eighteen studies involving 2373 patients were included. Eleven studies (1175 patients) considered microsurgery; four of these were RCTs, three prospective studies and four retrospective. Seven studies (1198 patients) addressed endodontic retreatment; six of these were prospective studies and one retrospective. There was a statistically significant difference between the weighted pooled success rates for the microsurgery group and retreatment group. This was apparent in all follow-up periods except those greater than four years. Conclusions: The authors concluded that based on this study, endodontic microsurgery was confirmed as a reliable treatment option with favourable initial healing and a predictable outcome. Further long-term clinical studies investigating endodontic microsurgery and retreatment are needed in the future.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom82
dc.relation.ispartofpageto83
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEvidence-Based Dentistry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEndodontics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320304
dc.titleNonsurgical retreatment vs. endodontic microsurgery: assessing success
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Dentistry and Oral Health
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGeorge, Roy


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