background and aim: formocresol (fc) is yet, the most common medication used for pulpotomy of primary teeth. however, its potential hazards including toxicity, mutagenicity and even some degrees of carcinogenicity are the remaining sources of concern to clinicians. this investigation was aimed at comparing the clinical success level of mta (case) treated pulps of primary teeth to that of formoc...

introduction: pulpectomy is a conservative treatment plan for primary necrotic teeth and zinc oxide eugenol is still a good choice as root canal filling material but long term studies on poor prognosis molars are limited and almost contradictory. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiographical success rate of pulpectomy of necrotic primary molars using zoe as the root c...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various concentrations of naocl on shear bond strength of composite resin to dentin of primary teeth, prepared with laser and bur. methods: in this in vitro study, 48 primary molars were sectioned at mesiodistal direction and were randomly divided into 6 groups; g1: bur, g2: bur + naocl 2.5%, g3: bur + naocl 5.25%, g4: laser, g5:...

maintaining deciduous teeth in function until their natural exfoliation is absolutely necessary. vital pulp therapy (vpt) is a way of saving deciduous teeth. the most important factors in success of vpt are the early diagnosis of pulp and periradicular status, preservation of the pulp vitality and proper vascularization of the pulp. development of new biomaterials with suitable biocompatibility...

Pediatric Dentistry – 21:2, 1999 Pulpotomy is the treatment of choice for cariously exposed pulps in vital primary teeth. With some modification, the formocresol pulpotomy continues to be used in clinical practice. In an effort to find a more biologically acceptable and effective alternative to formocresol, other agents and techniques have been examined. Non-pharmacologic hemostatic techniques ...

Introduction: Simultaneous etching of enamel and dentin using the novel generation of adhesive systems with contracted operational steps, has shown a good clinical efficacy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microleakage of composite restorations using the V and VII generations of adhesive systems on primary teeth. Methods: This study was performed on 45 human intact extracted primar...

In the present report, a case of 19 year-old monozygotic twin brothers with similar tooth agenesis and impacted primary teeth is presented. Both twins (HDH, DHH) had agenesis of ten and eleven teeth (respectively), third molars excluded, consistent with oligodontia and both had four impacted primary teeth and the permanent successors of all these primary teeth were congenitally missing. The occ...