Open AccessWhite mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomies: Two case reports with long-term follow-up
Author(s) -
Sen Tunc Emine,
Ulusoy Ayca Tuba
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.91809
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , pulpotomy , dentistry , medicine , incisor , permanent teeth , crown (dentistry) , pulp (tooth) , apexification , pulpectomy
This case report describes the partial pulpotomy treatment of complicated crown fractures of two cases by using white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) with long-term follow-up. In the cases presented here, to injured incisor teeth were open apices and the pulp exposure site was large, so it was decided to perform vital pulpotomy with WMTA. Long-term follow-up examinations revealed that the treatment preserved pulpal vitality with continued root development and apex formation. WMTA may be considered as an alternative option for the treatment of traumatized immature permanent teeth.