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Volume 9 Issue 1 (January, 2021)

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Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as pulp dressing agent in deciduous molars
Deepshikha, Shivam Shukla, Anesha Sebastian, Sudhir Laxmanrao Dumne, Malvika P G, Milind Rajan

Background: Pulpotomized teeth help in maintaining arch integrity by allowing preservation of the teeth that would otherwise be destined for extraction. The present study was conducted to assess efficacy of MTA in primary molars. Materials & Methods: 60 children with carious deciduous molar were randomly assigned to either control (formocresol) (group I) or experimental (MTA) (group II) group of 30 teeth each. Results: There were 38 males and 22 females in group I and 26 males and 34 females in group II. In group I pain was present in 1 patient at 24 hours only, swelling in 1 patient at 24 hours and change in color in 24 hours in 10 patients. The difference was significant (P<0.05). In group II pain was present in 1 patient at 24 hours only, mobility in 1 patient at 24 hours and change in color in 24 hours in 5 patients. The difference was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Both formocresol and MTA were excellent agent in primary molars. MTA may be effectively used as pulpotomy agent with superior results in deciduous molar. Key words: Deciduous teeth, formocresol, MTA.

 
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