title: Consequences of endodontic treatment in primary teeth. Part I: A clinical and radiographic study of the influence of formocresol pulpotomy on the life-span of primary molars.
abstract: In the context of a study of the life-spans of primary teeth subjected to formocresol pulpotomy, 152 such teeth were compared with the corresponding teeth on the contralateral sides. The life-span of each tooth was determined by registration of the time of exfoliation or extraction. In addition, data were collected concerning factors which may influence the life-spans of teeth. The principal conclusions are: There was no significant difference in life-spans between primary teeth with or without pulpotomy. Premature loss due to extraction exerted virtually no influence on the mean life-span of primary teeth, regardless of whether a pulpotomy had been performed. There was no significant difference in the number of extractions of primary teeth with or without a formocresol pulpotomy. There was no significant difference in the mean life-span between primary teeth with vital and those with nonvital pulp at the time of formocresol pulpotomy.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: van Amerongen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vingerling
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005566:Formocresols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005566:Formocresols; C031025:formocresol