A Systematic Review of Root Canal Filling Materials for Deciduous Teeth: Is There an Alternative for Zinc Oxide-Eugenol?

Table 4

Characteristics of the techniques for deciduous tooth pulp therapy used in the studies included in this review.

	Reference
Clinical procedures	Reddy and Fernandes (1996) [31]	Mani et al. (2000) [13]	Nadkarni and Damle (2000) [30]	Mortazavi and Mesbahi (2004) [8]	Özalp et al. (2005) [9]	Trairatvorakul and Chunlasikaiwan (2008) [29]
Number of appointments	Two or more.; 1st: pulpotomy plus formocresol dressing.; 2nd: canal cleansing and obturation.; In case of abscess, dressings were repeated till tooth was asymptomatic.	One or more.; Teeth with abscess were opened for drainage and a course of antibiotics was prescribed prior to root canal treatment. Uncooperative children also received a two-sitting procedure.	One.	Two.; 1st: pulpotomy plus formocresol dressing.; In case of abscess, a course of antibiotics was prescribed.; 2nd: canal cleansing and enlargement plus filling.	One or two.; Only uncooperative children received a two-sitting procedure.	One.
Type of root canal irrigating solution	Diluted hydrogen peroxide (3%) and saline solution.	5% sodium hypochlorite and 0.5% metronidazole solution.	2.5% sodium hypoclorite and saline solution.	Saline solution.	5% sodium hypoclorite and 0.5% metronidazole solution.	2.5% Sodium hypoclorite.
Root canal instrumentation	Up to file number 20.	Up to Hedstrom file 30–35.	Up to Hedstrom file 40.	Two or three sizes greater than the first file (beginning with K-file 15).	Up to Hedstrom file 30–35.	Up to K-file 35–40.
Type of dental restoration	Stainless steel crown.	Fast-setting ZOE cement.	Stainless steel crown.	Silver amalgam or composite resin.	Silver amalgam.	Stainless steel crown.