title: Preferred treatment methods for primary tooth vital pulpotomies. A survey.
abstract: This investigation evaluated preferred treatment methods for primary tooth vital pulpotomies. One hundred and thirty surveys were sent to a randomly selected sample of board-certified pediatric dentists practicing in the United States. Ninety-two questionnaires were returned, for a 71% response rate. This yielded a sample group of 92 board-certified pediatric dentists. The most commonly used medicament was formocresol. Seventy-three percent using formocresol said they were not concerned about adverse side effects of formocresol and formaldehyde. Sixty-one percent of respondents used formocresol for primary tooth vital pulpotomies. Twenty-eight percent of respondents used undiluted, and 33% used diluted. The results of this survey suggest that the majority of dentists who used formocresol were not concerned with any adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, New York, USA. rky1@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chussid
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Karl C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bruckman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005566:Formocresols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005566:Formocresols; C031025:formocresol; C024823:ferric sulfate