Comparison 11. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) pulpotomy versus ferric sulfate (FS) 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	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.39 [0.22, 87.82]
2 Radiological failure	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.55 [0.22, 1.39]
2.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.42 [0.17, 1.02]
3 Pain	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Soft tissue pathology	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.01, 6.91]
5 Adjacent tissue inflammation	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.31 [0.03, 2.91]
6 Pathologic mobility	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
6.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Pathologic radiolucency	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
7.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.88 [0.06, 13.35]
7.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.56 [0.07, 4.17]
8 Pathologic root resorption	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
8.1 6 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.18, 1.42]
8.2 12 months	2	110	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.38 [0.15, 1.01]