title: Mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy of a primary second molar in a patient with agenesis of the permanent successor.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a pulpotomy with mineral trioxide aggregate in a primary second molar with no permanent successor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronal pulpotomy was performed on a carious primary molar with no permanent successor in a 7-year-old child. Follow-up examinations 24 months later revealed that the treatment was successful in preserving the tooth and the vitality of its pulp.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mineral trioxide aggregate might be considered as an alternative wound dressing for pulpotomy in primary molars, preserving pulp vitality and prolonging the useful life of the tooth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: A B S
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: M A A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: R C C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Abdo
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000848:Anodontia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate