AIM This was to evaluate the effect of different thicknesses of cavity walls on fracture strength of pulpotomized primary molar teeth with class II amalgam restorations. METHODS 80 carious extracted human primary molar teeth were selected for pulpotomy preparation. The teeth were divided into four groups. Mesio- or disto-occlusal (20 teeth) and mesio-occluso-distal (20 teeth); cavities were p...

The purpose of the present study was to determine dental caries experience of 8-10-year-old schoolgirls in Riyadh city, and to assess the relationship between dental caries & dietary practices. This cross sectional study involved 522 third and fourth grade primary school girls attending 24 primary schools (12 public and 12 private) in Riyadh city. The selected girls were examined at schools by ...

objective: low-level laser therapy (lllt) has been increasingly in use over the last few decades in both medicine and dentistry. it has been suggested that lllt may be helpful in pulpal wound healing following pulp exposure. the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of lllt and formocresol (fc) application in healing of remaining pulp following pulp amputation in primary molars...