Efficacy Of Ferric Sulphate As A Pulpotomy Medicament In Primary Molars: An Evidence Based Approach

Abstract Aim: To evaluate the available evidence on the efficacy of ferric sulphate (FS) compared to other pulpotomy medicaments in primary molars. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted through five databases (PubMed, Ovid®, EBSCOhost, Cochrane Library and ProQuest) and only those papers which met the inclusion criteria were accepted. The quality of the studies used for systematic review was rated by two independent researchers based on Fuks and Papagiannoulis (Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 7:64–71, 2006) criteria and graded as A (38–42), B1 (32–37), B2 (25–31), C (≤24).

Inter-examiner reliability was measured using Kappa statistics. Results: A total of 1371 studies were available, of which only two studies full-text articles were included for quality assessment with an excellent inter-researcher agreement (k=0.9). The comprehensive search revealed that, none of the 20…