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SynthesisClinical and experimental dental research2019

A comparison of calcium hydroxide/iodoform paste and zinc oxide eugenol as root filling materials for pulpectomy in primary teeth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rahaf S Najjar, Najlaa M Alamoudi, Azza A El-Housseiny, Amani A Al Tuwirqi, Heba J Sabbagh

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
34citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Different outcomes of rotary and manual instrumentation in primary teeth pulpectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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  4. Alternative root canal filling materials to zinc oxide eugenol in primary teeth: a systematic review of the literature.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023
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  5. Root canal filling materials for endodontic treatment of necrotic primary teeth: a network meta-analysis.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023
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  9. A long-term retrospective evaluation of pulpectomy and calcium hydroxide/iodoform paste resorption in primary teeth managed under dental general anaesthesia.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  13. Factors Affecting Success and Failure of Pulpectomy in Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025
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  19. Osteogenic mechanism of deciduous teeth periodontal ligament stem cells in inflammatory environment.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024
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  20. Deciphering Pediatric Root Canal Practices in Turkey: A Comparative Study Bridging the Gap between Practice and Literature.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Rahaf S NajjarPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Najlaa M AlamoudiPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2497-2675
Azza A El-HousseinyPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Amani A Al TuwirqiPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Heba J SabbaghPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) has traditionally been used as a root filling material in primary teeth pulpectomy. Calcium hydroxide and iodoform (Ca(OH)

Indexed as

Tooth, DeciduousCalcium HydroxideHumansPulpectomyRoot Canal Filling MaterialsSiliconesZinc Oxide-Eugenol CementCalcium Hydroxidecalcium hydroxide, iodoform, silicone oil drug combinationRoot Canal Filling MaterialsSiliconesZinc Oxide-Eugenol CementCa(OH)2/iodoformmeta‐analysisprimary teethpulpectomyzinc oxide eugenol (ZOE)

Identifiers

PMID31249711
PMCPMC6585588
OpenAlexW2919459131

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