Mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp dressing agent in pulpotomy treatment of primary molars: 42-month clinical study

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-286

  Maroto, Myriam ^a,b   Barbería, Elena ^b   Vera, Vicente ^a   García Godoy, Franklin ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Department of Prevention Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics   (Spain)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTIN; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTICS; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; DENTIN, SECONDARY; DENTINOGENESIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOLAR; OXIDES; PULPOTOMY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILICATES; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH EXFOLIATION; TOOTH RESORPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148971688     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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