Placement of cast restorations over direct pulp capping procedures: a decision analytic approach.
A review of the literature shows a significant amount of controversy regarding the success of pulp capping procedures, with the average clinically evaluated pulp capping success being 81%, and 75% when evaluated histologically. This study evaluated the costs and benefits of a pulp cap versus endodontic therapy for a tooth that is to receive a cast restoration, and determined what level of success is needed for pulp capping to be the preferred treatment.
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Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450.
Haywood
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000191:economics*; D003789:Dental Pulp Exposure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000191:economics*