Effectiveness of TheraCal LC versus MTA in Vital Pulp Therapy of Cariously-Exposed Young Permanent Molars: Five-Year Follow up of a Randomised Clinical Trial
Passant Nagi,
Nouran Marzaban,
Ahmed Elkhadem
Abstract:INTRODUCTION:Carious pulp exposure of young-vital first permanent molars (FPMs) is a widespread unfortunate event. Pulpotomy treatment is a treatment option; however, choosing capping materials is crucial . OBJECTIVES: To compare tooth clinical/radiographic (survival) rate after one/five years following pulpotomy of cariously-exposed vital FPMs using TheraCal-LC (TLC) and Mineral-Trioxide-Aggregate (MTA .) METHODOLOGY: This was Randomised Clinical Trial (RCT), single-blinded, equivalence-framework. Twenty-two … Show more
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