Open AccessClinical evaluation of mineral trioxide aggregate and biodentine as direct pulp capping agents in carious teeth
Author(s) -
Shruti Hegde,
B. Sowmya,
Sylvia Mathew,
Shilpa Bhandi,
Shruthi Nagaraja,
K Dinesh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.212243
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , pulp capping , dentistry , pulpitis , pulp (tooth) , medicine , dentin , molar , pulpotomy
Root canal treatment has been a routine treatment option for carious exposure of the dental pulp. In the context of minimally invasive dentistry, direct pulp capping (DPC) procedure with a reliable biomaterial may be considered as an alternative provided the pulp status is favorable. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), a bioactive cement with excellent sealing ability and biocompatibility is capable of regenerating relatively damaged pulp and formation of dentin bridge when used as DPC agent. Biodentine is comparatively a new biomaterial claimed to possess properties similar to MTA and is currently explored for vital pulp therapy procedures.