ArticleThe Journal of the Michigan Dental Association2018
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Diluted Formocresol Pulpotomy: Prospective and Retrospective Study Outcomes.
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- Different Pulp Dressing Materials for the Pulpotomy of Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Clinical and radiographic evaluation of different materials in primary molar pulpotomies: A retrospective study.Journal of dental sciences · 2019Article
- Bioactive tri/dicalcium silicate cements for treatment of pulpal and periapical tissues.Acta biomaterialia · 2019Review
- Comparative Evaluation of Chlorhexidine Polymer Scaffold, 3Mixtatin, and Formocresol for Vital Primary Pulp Therapy: A Randomized 6-month Clinical Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
- Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation ofJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) has been used in many endodontic procedures with success. We hypothesized that MTA as a pulpotomy medicament elicits outcomes no different than that of the diluted formocresol (DFC). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of grey MTA and DFC in primary molar pulpotomies at a teaching institution and a pediatric dental practice.
methodsAt the teaching institution, 206 primary molars of 122 children were enrolled. At 48-months, 20 teeth treated with MTA and 25 teeth treated with DFC, were available for evaluation. At the private practice, dental records of 245 primary molars of 68 patients were available for evaluation.
resultsAt 48 months, the results from both sites showed a radiographic success rate of 80 percent for DFC and 95 percent for MTA. The odds of radiographic failure were not affected by study sites. The Cox-regression analysis revealed that patient's age at the time of pulpotomy impacted the "hazard of exfoliation." Each year following the completion of DFC or MTA pulpotomy, there is a 4.6-times-more-likely chance for early exfoliation of the pulpotomized tooth.
conclusionGrey MTA is an acceptable alternative for primary molar pulpotomies.
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