[Clinical evaluation of pulpotomy in the treatment of deciduous teeth with deep dentine caries].
OBJECTIVE
To study the curative effect of pulpotomy in the treatment of deciduous teeth with deep caries.


METHODS
45 deciduous molars with deep caries from 3 8 years old children were selected at random. Pulpotomy was performed on these treated teeth. Clinical examination and X-ray films for the treated teeth were taken to follow up all the teeth at 6 months, one year and two years respectively after treatment.


RESULTS
At one year after treatment, 45 cases were followed up, the rate of success in clinical examination and in X-ray photographs both were 100%. While at two years after treatment, 42 cases were followed up and 3 cases were lost, the rate of success in clinical examination was 95% and the rate of success in X-ray photographs was 88%. The reasons of the failure were internal absorption and pulpitis followed by fracture and exfoliation of the obturators in the treated teeth.


CONCLUSIONS
Pulpotomy in deciduous teeth with deep caries was a reliable and effective method. It is necessary to follow up the treated teeth by X-ray at regular intervals after treatment.
Department of Oral Medicine, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Shandong University, Shandong 250012, China.
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Wang
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Yang
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Yu
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