title: The effect of sodium hypochlorite application on the success of calcium hydroxide and mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomies in primary teeth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study's purpose was to evaluate the success of calcium hydroxide (CH) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomies following the use of five percent sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as an antibacterial agent to clean the chamber prior to application of the pulpotomy agent.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 128 teeth were randomly divided into two pulpotomy groups (CH or MTA). The teeth in each pulpotomy group, CH and MTA, were further randomly divided into subgroups to receive either the NaOCl (experimental) or saline (control) cleaning agent prior to applying the pulpotomy agent. The treatments were followed clinically and radiographically for 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The radiographic success rates were 84 percent for CH NaOCl, 74 percent for CH saline control, 97 percent for MTA NaOCl, and 100 percent for MTA saline control. There were no significant differences between the radiographic success rates in the CH and MTA subgroups (CH NaOCl-CH control and MTA NaOCl-MTA control); no significant differences were observed when comparing the CH NaOCl-MTA NaOCl groups and the CH NaOCl-MTA control groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of sodium hypochlorite as an antibacterial agent prior to application of the pulpotomy agent improved the success of calcium hydroxide pulpotomies to equal the success of mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomies for observation up to 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey. merve.akcay@ikc.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Merve
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akcay
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Saziye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003789:Dental Pulp Exposure / Q000628:therapy; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004202:Disinfectants; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide