Clinical and radiographic comparison of primary molars after formocresol and electrosurgical pulpotomy: A randomized clinical trial

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-223

  Bahrololoomi, Zahra ^a   Moeintaghavi, Amir ^b   Emtiazi, Maryam ^c   Hosseini, Ghofran ^c  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Electrosurgery; Formocresol; Pulpotomy

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; FORMOCRESOL; ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDODONTICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PULP CAPPING; DENTAL PULP EXPOSURE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; ELECTROSURGERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORMOCRESOLS; HUMANS; MOLAR; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULPOTOMY; TOOTH MOBILITY; TOOTH RESORPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TOOTHACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT;

EID: 52449113518     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.42954     Document Type: Article

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