Scientific article light-cured calcium hydroxide vs formocresol in human primary molar pulpotomies: A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Derek, Zurn ^a   Seale, N Sue ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Formocresol; Primary molar; Pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; FORMOCRESOL; GLASS IONOMER; RESIN CEMENT; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROWNS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN, SECONDARY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORMOCRESOLS; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PULPOTOMY; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RESIN CEMENTS; ROOT CANAL IRRIGANTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH RESORPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 44449102706     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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