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. 2020 Oct 7;9(10):2241. doi: 10.3390/cells9102241

Table 1.

General Characteristics of the included studies.

Author Type of Study Country n patient n Teeth Groups of Study n per Group Tooth Etiology of Pulpal Necrosis Follow-up Time in Months
ElSheshtawy et al. 2020 [29] RCT, Parallel Egypt 26 26 A. PRP 11 Incisor Secondary to trauma and dens invaginatus 12
B. BC 11
Mittal et al. 2019 [30] RCT, Parallel India 16 16 A. PRF 4 Incisor Secondary to trauma/caries 12
B. BC 4
Ragab et al. 2019 [31] RCT, Parallel Egypt 22 22 A. PRF 11 Incisor Secondary to trauma 12
B. BC 11
Ulusoy et al. 2019 [32] RCT, Parallel Turkey 77 77 A. PRP 18 Incisor Secondary to trauma Until complete healing 10–49
B. PRF 17
C. PP 17
D. BC 21
Rizk et al. 2019 [33] RCT, Parallel Egypt 26 26 A. PRP 13 Incisor Secondary to trauma 12
B. PRF 12
Shivashankar et al. 2017 [34] RCT, Parallel India 60 60 A. PRF 20 Incisor Secondary to trauma/caries 12
B. BC 15
C. PRP 19
Alagl et al. 2017 [35] RCT, Split Mouth Saudi Arabia 16 32 A. PRP 15 Incisor and premolars Secondary to trauma/caries 12
B. BC 15
Bezgin et al. 2015 [36] RCT, Parallel Turkey 20 22 A. PRP 11 Incisor and premolars Secondary to trauma/caries 18
B. BC 11
Narang et al. 2015 [37] RCT, Parallel India 20 20 A. MTA 5 NR Secondary to trauma/caries 18
B. BC 5
C. PRF 5
D. PRP 5
Jadhav et al. 2012 [38] RCT, Parallel India 20 20 A. PRP 10 Incisor Secondary to trauma/caries 12
B. BC 10

Legend: RCT: randomized clinical trial; PRP: platelet-rich plasma; BC: induced blot clot; PRF: platelet-rich fibrin; PP: platelet pellet; MTA: mineral trioxide aggregate.