Caries control and other variables associated with success of primary molar vital pulp therapy

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 214-220

  Vij, Raj ^a,b   Coll, James A ^a,b   Shelton, Preston ^a   Farooq, Naila S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Maryland Dental School ^*

Author keywords

Caries control; Indirect pulp therapy; Pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

FORMOCRESOL; GLASS IONOMER; IRM CEMENT; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ENDODONTICS; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PULPITIS; TOOTH PULP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL SURGERY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; DENTAL AUDIT; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL PULP CAPPING; DENTAL PULP EXPOSURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; MOLAR; PULPITIS; PULPOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; TOOTH EXFOLIATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 3843092906     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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