Conclusion : Primary molars pulpotomy with MTA have better clinical and radiographic success rates than FC . (
Introduction : There are various studies looking at the effects of formocresol ( FC ) and mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) on pulpotomy of primary molars .
This is a systematic review of literature comparing the success rates of MTA and FC in pulpotomy of primary molars .
Ferric sulfate as pulpotomy agent in primary teeth: twenty month clinical follow-up.
Seventy primary molar teeth , carious exposed , symptom free , without any sign of root resorption in children aged from 3 to 6 years ( main age 4.3 yr ) were treated with conventional pulpotomy procedures . Ferric sulfate 15.5 % solution ( applied for 15 second for 35 teeth ) and formocresol solution ( five minute procedure of Buckley 's formula for next 35 teeth ) have been used as pulpotomy agents . In both groups , pulp stumps were covered with zinc-oxide eugenol paste . Permanent restorations were stainless steel crowns . Clinical check up was every three-months and radiographic follow-up time was six and twenty months after treatment . Our results within this period revealed 100 % clinical success rate in both groups . Radiographic success rate was in both groups 97.2 % , while in 2.8 % cases has shown internal root resorption . On the basis of these results , we can recommend ferric sulfate as a pulpotomy agent in primary teeth in substitution for formocresol at the moment
Conclusion : Primary molars pulpotomy with MTA have better clinical and radiographic success rates than FC . (
Introduction : There are various studies looking at the effects of formocresol ( FC ) and mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) on pulpotomy of primary molars .
This is a systematic review of literature comparing the success rates of MTA and FC in pulpotomy of primary molars .