Comparison of MedCem MTA and Formocresol Used in Pulpotomies in Primary Teeth.

Comparison of MedCem MTA and Formocresol Used in Pulpotomies in Primary Teeth

assess the effect of MedCem MTA as a pulp medicament following pulpotomy in human primary molars with carious pulp exposure in comparison to Formocresol.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. healthy children
2. with Asymptomatic primary molars with a deep carious lesion;
3. Exposure of a vital pulp by caries;
4. No clinical or radiographic evidence of pulp degeneration, such as excessive bleeding from the root canal, internal root resorption, inter-radicular and/or periapical bone destruction,swelling, or sinus tract;
5. Ability to perform a leakage free restoration of the teeth using stainless steel crown, or amalgam/resin based restoration.