title: Evidenced-based review of clinical studies on direct pulp capping.
abstract: The delivery of vital pulp therapy is a field replete with controversies regarding clinical outcomes, risk factors (eg, primary vs permanent teeth), and optimal treatments. This is an ideal topic for summary analyses of the evidence-based literature that focus on study quality, advantages, and limitations. In this year's inaugural special issue on evidence-based endodontics, we provide an analysis of two recent clinical trials on direct pulp capping in primary teeth.
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D003738:Dental Cements; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D010087:Oxides; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017640:Silicates; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003738:Dental Cements; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide