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. 2016 Jan 1;10(1):ZC67–ZC70. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/13218.7140

[Table/Fig-6]:

Comparision of clinical and radiographic outcomes of studies with different pulpotomy agents.

Clinical application Studies Test pulpotomy agents Evidence
Primary
Teeth
Pulpotomy
Olatosi OO,
Sote EO,
Orenuga OO2
Formocresol
Vs MTA
(white mineral
trioxide
aggregate)
Formocresol: Clinical
success- 81%
radiographic success- 81%
MTA: Clinical success- 100%
radiographic success-96%
over 12 months.
Hugar SM,
Deshpande
SD5
MTA Vs
formocresol
MTA: Clinical success- 100%
radiographic success-100%
Formocresol: Clinical
success- 100%
radiographic success- 97%
over 36 months.
Erdem AP
et al., [8]
MTA, ferric
sulfate and
formocresol
MTA- 96% Success, ferric
sulfate- 88% success and
formocresol-88%
success rate over 24 months.
Golpayegani MV,
Ansari G,
Tadayon N [10]
Low level
laser therapy
Vs formocresol
Low level laser therapy: 100%
success and Formocresol:
100%
success over 12months.
Eidelman E,
Holan G,
Fuks AB [11]
MTA Vs
formocresol
MTA: 100% success
Formocresol: 94% success,
6% of revealed internal
resorption over 17 months.
Farsi N,
Alamoudi N,
Balto K,
Mushayt A [12]
MTA Vs
formocresol
MTA: Clinical and radiographic
success-100% Formocresol:
Clinical success- 98.6%
radiographic success-
86.8% over 24 months.
Liu JF [19] Nd:YAG laser
Vs formocresol
Nd:YAG laser: Clinical
success- 97%
radiographic success-94.1%
Formocresol: Clinical
success- 85.5%
radiographic success- 78.3%
Krothapalli
Niranjani
et al., [30]
Biodentine,
Laser and MTA
Biodentine success- 90%
Laser success- 90%
MTA success- 100%
over 9 months.
P Yadav, KR
Indushekar,
BG Saraf,
N Sheoran,
D Sardana [26]
Ferric sulfate,
Electrosurgical
and Diode Laser
Ferric sulfate: Clinical
success- 86.6%
radiographic success-80%
Electrosurgical: Clinical
success-100%
radiographic success-80%
Diode Laser: Clinical
success-100%
radiographic success-80%
over 9 months.
Golpayegani MV,
Ansari G,
Tadayon N,
Shams Sh,
Mir M [33]
Low level
laser therapy
Vs Formocresol
Formocresol: Clinical
success- 93%
radiographic success- 80%
Low level laser therapy:
Clinical success- 100%
radiographic success-67%
over 12 months.