[Clinical evaluation of two canal obturation materials in treatment of periapical periodontitis in deciduous teeth].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinical effects of 283 deciduous teeth which suffered from periapical periodontitis and sinus in 179 children from the year of 2001 to 2004.


METHODS
In all the 283 teeth, the root canal of 196 teeth were obturated with paste zinc oxide-eugenal; the other 87 teeth were obturated with Vitapex. The signs,symptoms and radiographs of these teeth were evaluated at 3 and 12 months after treatment.


RESULTS
The successful rate was over 96.0% in both treatment groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of deciduous teeth which suffered from periapical periodontitis and sinus could be preserved if adequate indications were taken and treated in time.
Song
Wei-jian
WJ
Suzhou Stomatological Hospital, Suzhou 215005, Jiangsu Province, China. swj0825@sina.com
D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012828:Silicones; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C029584:calcium hydroxide, iodoform, silicone oil drug combination; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide