Open AccessIn vivo comparative evaluation of mineral trioxide aggregate and formocresol pulpotomy in primary molars: A 60-month follow-up study
Author(s) -
Shivayogi M Hugar,
Ravindranath Reddy,
Shobha Deshpande,
Kamal Shigli,
Niraj Gokhale,
Shweta S Hugar
Publication year - 2017
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/ccd.ccd_849_16
Subject(s) - pulpotomy , mineral trioxide aggregate , dentistry , molar , medicine , pulpectomy , pulp (tooth) , orthodontics , pulp capping
Pulpotomy is a regular procedure in the management of inflamed primary teeth. Diverse materials have been reviewed for the pulpotomy, some of them being formocresol, glutaraldehyde, ferric sulfate, and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA).