title: Evaluation of the effect of using electrosurgery in pulpectomy of deciduous teeth on succedaneous teeth: an animal study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the probable side effects of electrosurgery in pulpectomy of deciduous teeth on succedaneous teeth in dogs.
  
  
  
  In this animal study, all maxillary and mandibular teeth at one side of five puppies' mouths were treated employing electrosurgical pulpectomy and were then compared with those of the other side treated using the conventional method. The electrosurgical dental electrode was placed in canals to the point of working length for the experimental group. After pulpectomy, the canals were filled with zinc oxide eugenol paste and the access cavity was restored with amalgam. The dogs remained under care until their successor teeth erupted and clinical examination was performed.
  
  
  
  The teeth treated employing electrosurgical pulpectomy presented natural appearance with no observable defects including enamel hypoplasia, diffuse opacities of enamel, demarcated opacities, and enamel discoloration.
  
  
  
  Electrosurgical pulpectomy can be considered as an option for pulpectomy of deciduous teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sahebalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarraf
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdollahi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Phone: +98-51-38829501, e-mail: hamid_j365@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jafarzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rajati
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MS Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, MS Ramaiah Educational Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shankargouda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D004285:Dogs; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011670:Pulpectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000601:surgery*; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D003723:Dental Amalgam
keywords: Deciduous teeth; Electrocautery; Pulpectomy.