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ArticleJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics2025

Evaluation of one- versus two-step technique on the outcome of mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy in mature permanent teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.

Amal Singh Rana, Sidhartha Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Amrita Chawla, Ajay Logani

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Article in Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Amal Singh RanaDepartment of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Sidhartha SharmaDivision of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vijay KumarDivision of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Amrita ChawlaDivision of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Ajay LoganiDivision of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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Abstract

Context: This study compares one-step and two-step mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomy techniques in treating symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP) in mature molars over 12 months. Aims: To compare the clinical efficacy of one-step versus two-step MTA pulpotomy in mature permanent teeth with SIP. Setting and Design: This clinical trial involved 30 patients with SIP in mandibular molars, comparing one-step and two-step MTA pulpotomy. Methodology: Thirty patients (aged 15-35) with SIP in mandibular molars were randomly assigned to two groups: one-step MTA pulpotomy ( Statistical Analysis: The results were analyzed statistically using the independent t-test, Fisher's exact test, and Pearson's Chi-square test. Results: Both groups showed significant pain reduction ( Conclusion: Both one-step and two-step MTA pulpotomy techniques showed high success rates in treating SIP in mature molars, with no significant difference. The one-step method is an effective alternative to the two-step approach.

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Mature permanent teethmineral trioxide aggregatepulpotomysymptomatic irreversible pulpitis

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PMID40046467
PMCPMC11878692

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