A Comparison of Four Pulpotomy Techniques in Primary Molars: A Long-term Follow-up

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 950-955

  Sonmez, Deniz ^a   Sari, Saziye ^a   Çetinbaş, Tuǧba ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; ferric sulphate; formocresol; mineral trioxide aggregate; primary teeth; pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; FORMOCRESOL; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGENERATION; TOOTH PULP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP DEVITALIZATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORMOCRESOLS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; OXIDES; PULPOTOMY; REGENERATION; SILICATES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47049084976     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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