Effect of mineral trioxide aggregate and formocresol pulpotomy on vital primary teeth: a clinical and radiographic study. Long-term evaluation of pulpotomy in primary molars using mineral trioxide aggregate or formocresol. Comparison of mineral trioxide aggregate and formocresol as pulp medicaments for pulpotomies in primary molars Success of mineral trioxide aggregate in pulpotomized primary molars. Comparative evaluation of formocresol and mineral trioxide aggregate in pulpotomized primary molars--2 year follow up. Randomized controlled trial of mineral trioxide aggregate and formocresol for pulpotomy in primary molar teeth. The effectiveness of mineral trioxide aggregate, calcium hydroxide and formocresol for pulpotomies in primary teeth.
BACKGROUND Pulpotomy is the common therapy for cariously exposed pulps in symptom-free primary molar teeth .  Formocresol ( FC ) is considered the gold st and ard dressing agent for pulpotomy , but concerns have been raised over the years about its safety . Other alternative pulpotomy agents have been investigated and suggested . OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic response of FC and white mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) as pulpotomy material s on primary molars . MATERIAL S AND METHODS Fifty primary molars , with deep carious lesion that exposed a vital but asymptomatic pulp , in 37 children aged 4 - 7 years were treated with conventional pulpotomy procedure .  The teeth were divided r and omly into two groups . Group I ( FC ) and group II ( MTA ) . The treated teeth were evaluated clinical ly and radiographically and were followed-up for 12 months . RESULTS At the end of the 12 months follow-up , the clinical success rates for FC and MTA were 81 % and 100 % , respectively . There was a statistically significant difference ( P = 0.04 ) between the clinical success rates of FC and MTA . While the radiographic success rates for FC and MTA were 81 % and 96 % , respectively , there was no statistically significant difference between the radiographic success of MTA and FC . CONCLUSION White MTA showed a higher clinical and radiographic success rate when compared to FC as a pulpotomy agent in vital primary molars , and it has a potential to become a replacement for FC in primary molars PURPOSE The objective of this study was to assess the effect of mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) as pulp dressing material following pulpotomy in primary molars with carious pulp exposure and compare them to those of formocresol ( FC ) . METHODS Of 33 children , primary molars treated via a conventional pulpotomy technique  were r and omly assigned to the MTA  group ( 33 teeth ) or FC  group ( 29 teeth ) . Clinical and radiographic follow-up ranged between 4 and 74 months . The mean follow-up time was 38 months , with no difference between the groups . Twenty-nine teeth were followed until uneventful shedding ( mean=33 months ) . Failures were detected after a mean period of 16 months ( range=4 to 30 ) . RESULTS The success rate of pulpotomy was 97 % for MTA ( 1 failure ) and 83 % for FC ( 5 failures ) . Eight teeth presented internal resorption . In 4 of them ( 2 of each group ) , progress of the resorption process stopped and the pulp tissue was replaced by a radioopaque calcified tissue . Pulp canal obliteration was observed in 58 % of the MTA group and in 52 % of the FC group ( total=55 % ) . CONCLUSIONS MTA showed a higher ( though not statistically significant ) long-term clinical and radiographic success rate than formocresol , and can be recommended as its replacement as , unlike FC , MTA does not induce undesirable responses Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the effect of white mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) to that of formocresol ( FC ) as pulp dressing agents in pulpotomised primary molars . Methods In this clinical trial study , 60 lower second primary molars of 46 children were treated by a conventional pulpotomy technique . The teeth were r and omly assigned to the MTA ( experimental ) and FC ( control ) groups by r and om numbered table . Following removal of the coronal pulp and haemostasis , the pulp stumps were covered with an MTA paste in the experimental group . In the control group , FC was placed with a cotton pellet over the pulp stumps . The teeth of both groups were restored with stainless steel crowns . Children arrived for clinical and radiographic follow-up evaluation after 6 , 12 and 24 months . Results The treated teeth in FC group ( n = 18 ) were clinical ly and radiographically successful after 24 months . The radiographic follow-up evaluation revealed one failure ( furcation involvement ) in 18 molars treated with MTA after 24 months . The treated teeth in MTA group were clinical ly successful 24 months postoperatively . Pulp canal obliteration was observed in one of the teeth treated with MTA and four of the teeth treated with FC . Conclusion MTA could be used as a safe medicament for pulpotomy in cariously exposed primary molars and could be a substitute for FC UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to compare , clinical ly and radiographically , the mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) to formocresol ( FC ) when used as medicaments in pulpotomized vital human primary molars . METHODS The sample consisted of 120 primary molars , all teeth were treated with the same conventional pulpotomy technique .  Sixty molars received FC and 60 received MTA throughout a r and om selection technique . RESULTS At the end of 24-month evaluation period , 74 molars ( 36 FC , 38 MTA ) were available for clinical and radiographic evaluation . None of the MTA treated teeth showed any clinical or radiographic pathology , while the FC group showed a success rate of 86.8 % radiographically and 98.6 % clinical ly . The difference between the two groups in the radiographic outcomes was statistically significant . It was concluded that MTA treated molars demonstrated significantly greater success .  MTA seems to be a suitable replacement for formocresol in pulpotomized primary teeth AIM The aim of the present study was to clinical ly and radiographically evaluate Mineral Trioxide Aggregate ( MTA ) as an agent for pulpotomy in primary teeth and to compare it with that of Formocresol ( FC ) pulpotomy . METHOD Seventy first and second primary m and ibular molars of children were chosen on patients who required minimum two pulpotomies in either arch or same arch . After the st and ardized technique of Pulpotomy with MTA and Formocresol , all molars were treated with a thick mix of Zinc oxide Eugenol cement into the coronal pulp chamber followed by preformed stainless steel crown . The children were followed up for clinical and radio graphical examination after 6 , 12 and 24 month for Pain , Swelling , Sinus/fistula , Periapical changes , Furcation radiolucency and internal resorption . RESULTS MTA represents 97 % clinical success rate in comparison to Formocresol with 85 % success . Radiographically also MTA showed more promising results with 88.6 % success in comparison to Formocresol with 54.3 % . CONCLUSIONS Thus , MTA pulpotomy has emerged as an easier line of treatment to save the premature loss of primary teeth due to caries or trauma AIM To compare the outcome after 6 months of the application of formocresol ( FC ) or mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) during pulpotomy in primary molar teeth . METHODOLOGY A maximum of 126 children ( aged 5 - 9 years ) with carious primary teeth that required pulpotomy were selected . Following r and omization , a st and ard pulpotomy preparation was undertaken , and the coronal pulp removed and bleeding arrested . In the FC group , cotton balls , soaked in FC , were placed for 5 min , and then the pulp chamber was filled with Zonalin , a pulpotomy agent . In the MTA group , a 1-mm-thick paste of MTA was used as a pulpotomy agent . The crowns in both groups were restored with amalgam or glass ionomer .  The teeth of 100 patients were evaluated and compared clinical ly and radiographically after 3 and 6 months . RESULTS No signs of clinical failure were observed at the 3- and 6-month follow-up appointments in either group . There were no significant differences in the radiographic findings of the teeth and surrounding tissue at the 3-month follow-up . However , at the 6-month follow-up , significantly more cases ( P = 0.036 ) with root resorption were seen in the FC group ; no cases of resorption occurred amongst the MTA cases . The surrounding tissue showed radiographic signs of post-treatment disease in four FC cases ; none was seen in the MTA cases . CONCLUSION After 6 months , pulpotomy with MTA was associated with fewer cases of root resorption and post-treatment disease .  MTA appears to be a reliable alternative material for pulpotomy in primary molar teeth AIM To compare the effectiveness of mineral trioxide aggregate ( MTA ) , calcium hydroxide ( CH ) and formocresol ( FC ) as pulp dressing agents in carious primary teeth . METHODOLOGY Forty-five primary m and ibular molars with dental caries in 23 children [ AUTHOR QUERY : How many children ? ] between 5 and 9 years old were treated by a conventional pulpotomy technique . The teeth were r and omly assigned to the experimental ( CH or MTA ) or control ( FC ) groups . After coronal pulp removal and haemostasis , remaining pulp tissue was covered with MTA paste or CH powder in the experimental groups . In the control group , diluted FC was placed with a cotton pellet over the pulp tissue for 5 min and removed ; the pulp tissue was then covered with zinc oxide-eugenol ( ZOE ) paste . All teeth were restored with reinforced ZOE base and resin modified glass-ionomer cement .  Clinical and radiographic successes and failures were recorded at 3 , 6 , 12 , 18 and 24 month follow-up . RESULTS Forty-three teeth were available for follow-up . In the FC and MTA groups , 100 % of the available teeth were clinical ly and radiographically successful at all follow-up appointments ; dentine bridge formation could be detected in 29 % of the teeth treated with MTA . In the CH group , 64 % of the teeth presented clinical and radiographic failures detected throughout the follow-up period , and internal resorption was a frequent radiographic finding . CONCLUSIONS Mineral trioxide aggregate was superior to CH and equally as effective as FC as a pulpotomy dressing in primary m and ibular molars . Internal resorption was the most common radiographic finding up to 24 month after pulpotomies performed with CH
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 .