Pulps removed from a series of 21 crown-fractured incisors, which had been treated by partial pulpotomy and which had been clinically judged as healed 12 to 95 months (mean 52 months) after treatment, were examined histologically. In five pulps a few, scattered lymphocytes were seen, and in one pulp there was a slight infiltration with lymphocytes and a few plasma cells. In 10 pulps calcificati...

this article describes successful use of calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cement and biodentine in apexogenesis treatment in two 8-year-old patients, one with immature permanent molar diagnosed primarily with irreversible pulpitis and the other with partially vital maxillary central incisor. after access cavity preparation, partial pulpotomy in molar and full pulpotomy in central was performed, a...

Vital pulp treatment (VPT) is a therapeutic strategy aimed at conservatively managing deep carious lesions and the exposed pulp. VPT has recently expanded through use of hydraulic-calcium-silicate cement (HCSC), cone-beam CT, dental operating microscopy (DOM), as well an improved understanding pulpal repair mechanisms. Consensus documents have concluded that non-selective removal caries not nec...

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and Modified Portland Cement (MPC) as pulpotomy medicaments in primary molars.   Methods: A sample of 54 children 4 to 6 years old of age, who had at least one primary mandibular second molar that needed pulpotomy were randomly placed in MTA (n = 28) or MPC (n = 26) groups. After completing the pulpotomy procedures, the teeth ...

statement of problem: pulpotomy is the most common pulp treatment of primary molars. formocresol pulpotomy has enjoyed long-term clinical use and success, but concerns over its toxicity and mutagenicity have prompted research into other pulpotomy techniques. purpose: the aim of the present study was to compare the relative success of formocresol, ferric sulfate and mta pulpotomy methods in prim...

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and radiographic success rates of two different pulpotomy agents: one novel agent, the biologically active odontogenic protein enamel matrix derivative (EMD) versus formocresol (FC). A randomized, single-blind, split-mouth study was used with a sample of 15 children aged 4 to 7 years (mean age, 5 +/- 0.73 years). A total of 15 pairs of teeth...

This article describes successful use of calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement and Biodentine in apexogenesis treatment in two 8-year-old patients, one with immature permanent molar diagnosed primarily with irreversible pulpitis and the other with partially vital maxillary central incisor. After access cavity preparation, partial pulpotomy in molar and full pulpotomy in central was performed, a...

This investigation collected clinical and radiographic data from a retrospective chart review of 4 patients receiving prophylactic formocresol pulpotomies and stainless steel crowns following a dental abscess associated with a medical diagnosis of vitamin-D resistant rickets (VDRR) at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Tex. Clinical and radiographic data were available for 29 ...