Diode LASER-MTA pulpotomy for the treatment of pulpally involved human primary teeth.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Description: Purpose. Investigate whether a diode LASER pulpotomy with MTA sealing is an acceptable alternative to the formocresol-ZOE pulpotomy in human primary teeth.Methods. Randomized, single blind study was used with a sample of 16 children aged 3 to 8 years. Twenty-six pairs of teeth were selected based on clinical and radiographic criteria. One tooth from each pair was randomly assigned to either the LASER-MTA group or the formocresol-ZOE group. Teeth were followed up at 2.3, 5.2, 9.5 and 15.7 months. Primary investigator and a blinded clinician assessed radiographs. Failures were extracted and photographed.Conclusions. LASER-MTA pulpotomy displayed reduced radiographic success compared to formocresol-ZOE pulpotomy. These results were not statistically significant.Results. All teeth were clinically sound at each follow-up. Seven LASER-MTA treated teeth were radiographic failures compared to 3 formocresol-ZOE treated teeth. Results were not significant (p > 0.05). Photographic analysis revealed technique errors and signs of a disease process.
Notes: Adviser: Gajanan Kulkarni.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2004.

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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, page: 0814.

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