Criterion specification | Nakornchai et al. 2010 [16] | Aagarwal et al. 2011 [17] | Daher et al. 2015 [18] | Doneria et al. 2017 [19] | Divya et al. 2019 [20] | Zacharczuk et al. 2019 [21] |
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Clinical inclusion criterion | ||||||
Spontaneous pain | Nm | * | * | * | * | Nm |
Tenderness to percussion | Nm | Nm | * | * | Nm | Nm |
Signs/symptoms of pulpal pathology (indicating pulpectomy) | Pulpotomized tooth failure | * | * | * | Nm | Nm |
Diagnosis of pulp necrosis | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Abcess, fistula | * | * | * | * | * | Nm |
Clinical mobility | * | Nm | * | Nm | * | Nm |
Radiographic inclusion criterion | ||||||
Periapical or bifurcation radiolucency | * | * | * | * | * | Nm |
Pathological external root resorption | * | Nm | Nm | Nm | Nm | Nm |
Pathological internal root resorption | * | Nm | Nm | * | Nm | Nm |
Clinical evaluation criterion | ||||||
A decrease or an absence of radiolucency | * | * | * | * | * | Nm |
Radiographic inclusion criterion | ||||||
No pain, no swelling, no abscess, no pain on percussion, and/or decreased mobility | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Exclusion criteria | ||||||
Non-restorable teeth, teeth with severe root resorption or severe bone loss, teeth with perforation | * | * | Nm | * | * | * |
Internal resorption | Nm | * | Nm | * Excessive internal resorption | * | * |