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Open AccessSuccess of mineral trioxide aggregate in pulpotomized primary molars
Success of mineral trioxide aggregate in pulpotomized primary molars
1Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University
2Department of Conservative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.29.4.n80t77w625118k73 Vol.29,Issue 4,October 2005 pp.307-311
Published: 01 October 2005
*Corresponding Author(s): Najat Farsi E-mail: N_Farsi@yahoo.com
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to compare, clinically and radiographically, the mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to formocresol (FC) when used as medicaments in pulpotomized vital human pri-mary molars. Methods: The sample consisted of 120 primary molars, all teeth were treated with the same conventional pulpotomy technique. Sixty molars received FC and 60 received MTA throughout a random selection technique. Results: At the end of 24-month evaluation period, 74 molars (36 FC, 38 MTA) were available for clinical and radiographic evaluation. None of the MTA treated teeth showed any clinical or radiographic pathology, while the FC group showed a success rate of 86.8% radi-ographically and 98.6% clinically. The difference between the two groups in the radiographic out-comes was statistically significant. It was concluded that MTA treated molars demonstrated signifi-cantly greater success. MTA seems to be a suitable replacement for formocresol in pulpotomized pri-mary teeth.
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Najat Farsi,Najlaa Alamoudi,Khalid Balto,Abdullah Mushayt. Success of mineral trioxide aggregate in pulpotomized primary molars. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2005. 29(4);307-311.
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