title: Clinical, radiographic and histological observations of the radicular pulp following "feracrylum" pulpotomy.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the pulpal response following application of 1% Feracrylum (Hemolok) to arrest hemorrhage during pulpotomy procedure on 26 sound primary molars. They were filled with ZnOE cement and later restored with silver amalgam. The teeth were followed for clinical, radiographic and later histological success for various intervals of time up to 5 months. Asymptomatic clinical and radiological findings and histological evidence of healing in the form of reparative dentin and fibrous tissue formation the deeper zones of the radicular pulp was observed. The hemostatic and non-toxic nature of feracrylum makes it a promising medicament for pulpotomy procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Munshi
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000254:growth & development; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000187:drug effects; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D006490:Hemostatics; C049492:Feracryl