An assessment of various medicaments used in pulp protective procedure Agarwal Nidhi, Professor, Jaiswal J. N., Professor and Director, Loomba Kapil, Professor & HOD, Julka Sanjeev, Professor Address for Correspondence: Dr. Nidhi Agarwal, Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies & Research Muradnagar, Ghaziabad (U.P) E-mail: nidhi1712@rediffmail.com
Online published on 15 May, 2014. Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of formocresol (1:5 dilution), Glutaraldehyde (2% buffered) and Dycal, clinically and radiographically, when used as a pulpotomy medicament for carious exposed vital primary molar teeth. Method 45 primary molar teeth were treated by conventional pulpotomy technique. They were divided into three equal groups. In Group A formocresol was used, in Group B glutaraldehyde and in Group C, Dycal was used as the pulpotomy agent.The treated teeth were assessed clinically and radiographically at 1, 3 and 4 months. The results were tabulated and statistically analysed. Result The teeth in the formocresol and glutaraldehyde treated group showed 100% success both clinically and radiographically in the entire follow-up period. Whereas, the success rate for Dycal was observed to be 93.3% after the 4 month period. Conclusion Glutaraldehyde was as effective as formocresol in primary molar pulpotomy. Dycal can be used effectively, provided the pulpal status is carefully diagnosed. Top Keywords Pulpotomy, formocresol, Glutaraldehyde, Dycal, primary molars. Top |