TABLE 4.
Preferred materials for pulpotomies
| GD | PD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| For pulpotomies in anterior primary teeth, what is your preferred material? | ||||
| MTA | 3 | 33% | 8 | 26% |
| Ferric sulfate | 3 | 33% | 14 | 45% |
| Formocresol | 1 | 11% | 3 | 10% |
| Diathermy | 1 | 11% | 4 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 11% | 2 | 6% |
| For pulpotomies in posterior primary teeth, what is your preferred material? | ||||
| MTA (*) | 2 | 11% | 18 | 40% |
| Ferric Sulfate | 11 | 61% | 16 | 36% |
| Formocresol | 2 | 11% | 5 | 11% |
| Diathermy | 1 | 6% | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 2 | 11% | 2 | 4% |
| For pulpotomies in anterior permanent teeth, what is your preferred material? | ||||
| MTA | 2 | 14% | 7 | 18% |
| Calcium hydroxide pastes | 8 | 57% | 21 | 54% |
| Calcium hydroxide cements | 3 | 21% | 7 | 18% |
| Other | 1 | 7% | 4 | 10% |
| For pulpotomies in posterior permanent teeth, what is your preferred material? | ||||
| MTA | 3 | 21% | 16 | 41% |
| Calcium hydroxide pastes | 6 | 43% | 7 | 18% |
| Other | 1 | 7% | 8 | 21% |
*
Statistically significant difference between general dentists (GD) and paediatric dentists (PD), P<0.05