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Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as Pulp Capping Agent for Primary Teeth Pulpotomy: 2 Year Follow Up Study

  • Priya Subramaniam1,*,
  • Sapna Konde1
  • Somy Mathew1
  • Sony Sugnani1

1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bommanahalli, Hosur Road, Bangalore-India

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.33.4.r83r38423x58h38w Vol.33,Issue 4,July 2009 pp.311-314

Published: 01 July 2009

*Corresponding Author(s): Priya Subramaniam E-mail: drpriyapedo@yahoo.com

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to clinically and radiographically evaluate Mineral Trioxide Aggregate(MTA) as an agent for pulpotomy in primary teeth and to compare it with that of formocresol (FC) pulpotomy. Nineteen children between the ages of 6 to 8 years with 40 carious primary molars were treated with pulpotomy using either FC or MTA. All the molars were evaluated clinically and radiographically at regular intervals over a twenty four month period. The observations were tabulated and statistically analyzed. Eighty five percent success was observed with FC pulpotomy whereas MTA showed 95% success. MTA showed a higher clinical and radiographic success rate than FC. MTA may be a favorable material for pulpotomy in primary teeth whose pulps have been compromised by a carious or mechanical pulp exposure.

Keywords

formocresol, MTA, Pulpotomy

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Priya Subramaniam,Sapna Konde,Somy Mathew,Sony Sugnani. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as Pulp Capping Agent for Primary Teeth Pulpotomy: 2 Year Follow Up Study. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2009. 33(4);311-314.

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