PURPOSE The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the success rates of formocresol pulpotomy in primary molars restored with stainless steel crowns (SSC) to those restored with amalgam (AM). METHODS Radiographs of pulpotomized primary molars restored with SSC or AM in the principal author's pediatric dentist practice were evaluated and defined as a "failure" when one or more of t...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative amount of root resorption in nonvital primary teeth after treatment with a 1-appointment formocresol pulpectomy. Thirty-seven children ranging in age from 2 years, 10 months to 8 years, 10 months received 41 pulpectomies in nonvital primary molars. At an initial follow-up examination, 6-36 months posttreatment (mean = 21 months), 80.5% (33/...