Objective: To compare the clinical and radiographic success rates of formocresol, BiodentineTM, Endo Repair agents in primary molars after 12 months. Material Methods: This randomized double-blind trial was conducted on healthy children referred to Department Pediatric Dentistry, Kerman, Iran, 2018. One hundred twenty (human molar teeth) aged 3-9 years were selected randomly divided into three ...

introduction: ferric sulfate pulpotomy is a safe and effective method of the pulpotomy of primary teeth. but the results of different studies indicate low success rate of ferric sulfate pulpotomy in comparison to formocresol pulpotomy and a portion of these failures may be related to stimulating and harmful effects of zinc oxide eugenol paste. the aim of this study was to determine and compare ...

vital pulp therapy (vpt) is the preferred conservative treatment for preservation of symptomatic pulps in immature permanent teeth. the present case report summarizes vpt of an immature permanent molar with irreversible pulpitis associated with apical periodontitis in a 9-year-old boy. cervical pulpotomy was performed and radicular pulp stump were covered with calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cem...

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...

INTRODUCTION Vital pulp therapy is a major contributor in the preservation of primary dentition after caries affliction. Introduction of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has revolutionized such treatment. AIM The aim of our study was to evaluate and correlate the effects of MTA clinically and radiographically on pulpotomized primary molars till their exfoliation or extraction followed by hist...

This investigation assessed histologically the pulp tissue reaction to glutaraldehyde (GA) and to a commercial collagen preparation in pulpotomized primary teeth of baboons. One hundred and eighty-eight primary teeth were pulpotomized; in half of them inflammation was induced prior to the treatment. The teeth were divided into five groups: in three of them GA was used as a pulp dressing and app...

PURPOSE The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the radiographic findings with formocresol and ferric sulfate pulpotomies in relation to early tooth loss. METHODS Vital pulpotomies with either ferric sulfate or formocresol, performed by faculty members between 1992 and 2002 at The University of Iowa, were evaluated retrospectively. Radiographic criteria were established to ass...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic success rates of pulpotomized primary molar teeth restored with a compomer material with using United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. METHODS In 173 primary molars of 156 child patients, aged within 4-9 years (mean age: 6.1±1.4 years), conventional pulpotomy treatment were performed. The teeth treate...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), Biodentine and Propolis as pulpotomy medicaments in primary dentition, both clinically and radiographically. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 75 healthy 3 to 10 yr old children each having at least one carious primary molar tooth were selected. Random assignment of the pulpotomy medicaments ...