title: Mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp capping agent for primary teeth pulpotomy: 2 year follow up study.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to clinically and radiographically evaluate Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as an agent for pulpotomy in primary teeth and to compare it with that of formocresol (FC) pulpotomy. Nineteen children between the ages of 6 to 8 years with 40 carious primary molars were treated with pulpotomy using either FC or MTA. All the molars were evaluated clinically and radiographically at regular intervals over a twenty four month period. The observations were tabulated and statistically analyzed. Eighty five percent success was observed with FC pulpotomy whereas MTA showed 95% success. MTA showed a higher clinical and radiographic success rate than FC. MTA may be a favorable material for pulpotomy in primary teeth whose pulps have been compromised by a carious or mechanical pulp exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bommanahalli, Hosur Road, Bangalore, India. drpriyapedo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konde
authors.forename: Somy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Sony
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugnani
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005566:Formocresols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005566:Formocresols; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C031025:formocresol