Comparison 9. Calcium hydroxide pulpotomy versus ferric sulphate pulpotomy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Clinical failure	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 6 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.4 [0.14, 81.38]
1.2 12 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.41 [0.37, 31.61]
1.3 24 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.44 [0.90, 13.18]
2 Radiological failure	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 12 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.28 [0.53, 3.13]
2.2 24 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.97 [1.04, 3.75]
3 Overall failure	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 12 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.28 [0.53, 3.13]
3.2 24 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.97 [1.04, 3.75]
4 Pathological root resorption	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 12 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.57 [0.05, 6.05]
4.2 24 months	2	122	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.29 [0.60, 8.66]