INTRODUCTION To evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of pulpotomy treatment with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in symptomatic mature permanent teeth with carious exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patients aged 27-54 years presented with 11 symptomatic permanent teeth (n=11). Each offending carious tooth was clinically and radiographically determined. We removed caries as conse...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the efficacy of ferric sulfate, glutaraldehyde, and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as pulpotomy medicaments in primary molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a perspective randomized clinical trial. A total of 90 molars from 42 children aged 4-8 years were selected for pulpotomy procedure. Teeth were randomly divided into three equal groups of 30 teeth each...

Several papers have been published to illustrate the effectiveness of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as a pulpotomy medicament. Most of these reports do not offer a critical assessment on the data quality. Therefore, this review evaluated whether the currently available evidence is of an appropriate quality to support the long-term effectiveness of MTA as a pulpotomy medicament in primary mol...

BACKGROUND Inferior alveolar nerve block is a common technique for anesthesia of the primary mandibular molars. A number of disadvantages have been shown to be associated with this technique. Periodontal ligament (PDL) injection could be considered as an alternative to inferior alveolar nerve block. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PDL injection in the anesthesia of pr...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) with calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) clinically and radiographically as a pulpotomy agent in immature permanent teeth (apexogenesis). METHODS Fifteen children, each with at least 2 immature permanent teeth requiring pulpotomy (apexogenesis), were selected for this study. All selected teeth were evenly divided into 2...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to conduct a clinical and radiographic long-term evaluation of pulpotomy in temporary molars performed with Grey and White Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and compare the results of Grey and White MTA pulpotomies in a sample of 233 primary molars with a maximum follow-up period of 84 months. METHODS The sample was selected from patients treated at ...

INTRODUCTION Pulpotomy is a specific treatment used to save root pulp, in which only the inflamed coronal pulp is removed and capping materials are placed. Our study aims to study the effect of simvastatin (1) on the proliferation and differentiation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and (2) on DPSC-induced pulp regeneration after pulpotomy. METHODS DPSCs were treated with different concentra...

The preservation of deciduous teeth is crucial in pediatric dentistry to maintain normal speech, development, and self-esteem, while also preventing secondary issues like space loss tooth impaction. Different materials approaches have been explored over time, ranging from mummification maintaining pulp vitality promoting healing. In today's conservative dentistry, techniques indirect treatment ...