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Clinical and radiological assessment of grape seed extract versus mineral trioxide aggregates in primary molar pulpotomy: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Noura Mohammed Bakr, Gihan Adel Balbola, Soha Fuad Alqadi, Najla Dar-Odeh, Shadia Elsayed, Nuha Alghamdi, Nisreen Nabiel Hassan, Sara N Hashem, Safaa Ramadan El Sayed

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Trial report in Medicine, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Noura Mohammed BakrDepartment of Oral and Dental Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Gihan Adel BalbolaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Soha Fuad AlqadiDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0006-1644-6172
Najla Dar-OdehDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Shadia ElsayedDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Nuha AlghamdiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Nisreen Nabiel HassanDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Sara N HashemDepartment of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Safaa Ramadan El SayedDepartment of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to assess the radiological and clinical outcomes of mineral trioxide aggregates (MTA) versus grape seed extract (GSE) when used as a dressing material in primary teeth undergoing pulpotomy.

methodsThis was a prospective split-mouth randomized clinical study. A total of 32 primary teeth were included and split into 2 groups: MTA was used in group I, and GSE was used in group II. A clinical and radiographic follow-up was conducted for 6 months postoperatively. Periapical radiographs were taken for all treated teeth at 3- and 6-month follow-up visits. Radiographic criteria for clinical success included absence of internal resorption, pathologic external resorption, interradicular radiolucency, periapical radiolucency, and widening of the periodontal ligament space.

resultIn the MTA group, clinical and radiographic success was 100% at 1 and 3 months, in comparison to 93.75% 6 months postoperatively. In the GSE group, clinical success was 100% 1 month, and 93.75% 3 and 6 months postoperatively, while radiographic success was 100% at 3 months, 87.5% 6 months postoperatively. There were no significant statistical differences in the overall clinical or radiographic outcomes between the study groups (P > .05).

conclusionBoth MTA and GSE are associated with successful clinical and radiographic outcomes of pulpotomy; however, MTA seems to be associated with reduced inflammatory reactions, rendering it more effective than GSE.

Indexed as

Aluminum CompoundsCalcium CompoundsGrape Seed ExtractMolarOxidesSilicatesTooth, DeciduousChildChild, PreschoolDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesPulpotomyTreatment OutcomeAluminum CompoundsCalcium CompoundsDrug CombinationsGrape Seed Extractmineral trioxide aggregateOxidesSilicatesdental materialGrape seedherbalMTAprimary teethpulpotomypulp tissue

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PMID41029033
PMCPMC13593260

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