BiodentineTM Versus Formocresol Pulpotomy Technique in Primary Molars
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The objective of this clinical study was to prospectively compare the clinical and
radiographic success rates of BiodentineTM pulpotomies versus formocresol pulpotomies in
children vital primary molars.
A randomized, split-mouth study design was used with a sample of 37 healthy children aged 4-
to 8-year-old. A total of 56 pairs (112 teeth) of carious primary teeth, 1 pair per child,
were selected for treatment. One tooth from each pair was randomly assigned to either the
BiodentineTM pulpotomy group or the formocresol pulpotomy group. Children were followed-up at
3, 6 and 12 months for clinical evaluation and at 6 and 12 months for radiographic
evaluation. Data were collected, tabulated and analyzed using Fisher exact and McNemar tests.
The level of significance was set at P < 0.05.