title: Indirect pulp treatment in primary teeth: 4-year results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes of indirect pulp treatment (IPT) in primary molars after long-term function (up to 60 months).
  
  
  METHODS
  Teeth with deep carious lesions without signs and symptoms of irreversible pulpitis were divided by random allocation into two groups, according to the capping material utilized over demineralized dentin: experimental group (1): self-etching adhesive system (Clearfil SE Bond); and control group (2): calcium hydroxide liner (Dycal). Both groups were filled with resin composite (Z250) and submitted to a clinical and radiographic monitoring period until exfoliation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the follow-up period (up to 60 months), no statistical difference was found between groups (P= 0.514). The overall success rate reached 78%. The failures occurred after the first year period recall.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Franciscan University Center (UNIFRA), Andradas 1614, Santa Maria, RS 97010 032, Brazil. lucianocasagrande@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casagrande
authors.forename: Letícia Westphalen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bento
authors.forename: Débora Martini
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dalpian
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Godoy
authors.forename: Fernando Borba
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Araujo
mesh_terms: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: C438313:Clearfil SE Bond; D008903:Minerals; D019279:Resin Cements; C025702:Dycal; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide