Table 6 The values in brackets represent percentage of cases according to the original pulp status, presence/absence of periapical lesions and types of sealers.
Type of RCTs % | Pulp tissues status | Type of sealer | Outcome of RCT upon recall (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Successful outcome | Unsuccessful outcome | Total | |||
Primary RCTs [89.5] | Vital pulp [29] | Adseal [36.1] | 26 (100) | 0 (0) | 26 (100) |
TotalFill [63.9] | 44 (95.7) | 2 (4.3) | 46 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 70 (97.2) | 2 (2.8) | 72 (100) | ||
Necrotic pulp [60.5] | Adseal [42.7] | 61 (95.3) | 3 (4.7) | 64 (100) | |
TotalFill [57.3] | 81 (94.2) | 5 (5.8) | 86 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 142 (94.7) | 8 (5.3) | 150 (100) | ||
Previous RCTs [10.5] | Adseal [80.8] | 21 (100) | 0 (0) | 21 (100) | |
TotalFill [19.2] | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 5 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 26 (100) | 0 (0) | 26 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 238 (96) | 10 (4) | 248 (100) | Total [100] | |
Presence of periapical lesion | Type of sealer | Outcome of RCT Upon recall (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Successful outcome | Unsuccessful outcome | Total | |||
With apical lesion [48.8] | Adseal [52.9] | 62 (96.9) | 2 (3.1) | 64 (100) | |
TotalFill [47.1] | 54 (94.7) | 3 (5.3) | 57 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 116 (95.9) | 5 (4.1) | 121 (100) | ||
Without apical lesion [51.2] | Adseal [37] | 46 (97.9) | 1 (2.1) | 47 (100) | |
TotalFill [63] | 122 (96.1) | 5 (3.9) | 127 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 130 (94.9) | 7 (5.1) | 137 (100) | ||
Total [100] | 238 (96) | 10 (4) | 248 (100) | ||
