12.Comparison of Efficacy of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Calcium Hydroxide as Pulpotomy Agents in Primary Molars
Naheed Najmi1, Asmat Jameel2 and Yawar Abidi3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the efficacy of MTA and CH in primary molars as pulpotomy medicaments.
Study Design: Randomized Control Trial study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the OPD, Operative Dentistry, Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi from August 2020 to July 2021.
Materials and Methods: 28 children between 5 to 9 years having carious primary molar were randomly assigned to CH and MTA groups with 14 children each. Following pulpotomy teeth were restored with composite and stainless steel crown. Clinical and radiographical examinations were performed at 1, 6 and 9 months. Statistical analysis was done using Chi square test; p-Value of <0.5 was taken as significant.
Results: 26 children out of 28 that underwent intervention came for evaluation. At 1 month follow up all patients showed100% clinical and radiographic in both groups. At 6 months two cases showed failure in CH group, whereas in MTA all teeth were 100 % successful. At the end of trial at 9 month with 2 teeth showing clinical failure and 3 with radiographic failure, the overall success rate of CH was found to be 64.2% and with only clinical failure in MTA group, was found to be 92.8%.
Conclusion: MTA exhibited higher clinical and radiographic success as compared to CH, hence, is recommended to be used as a substitute to CH.
Key Words: Calcium Hydroxide. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, Pulpotomy, primary molar
Citation of article: Najmi N, Jameel A, Abidi Y. Comparison of Efficacy of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Calcium Hydroxide as Pulpotomy Agents in Primary Molars. Med Forum 2022;33(2):53-56.