Treatment of deep caries lesions in adults: randomized clinical trials comparing stepwise vs. direct complete excavation, and direct pulp capping vs. partial pulpotomy

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-297

  Bjørndal, Lars ^a,b   Reit, Claes ^c   Bruun, Gitte ^a   Markvart, Merete ^a   Kjældgaard, Marianne ^d   Näsman, Peggy ^d   Thordrup, Marianne ^e   Dige, Irene ^e   Nyvad, Bente ^e   Fransson, Helena ^f   Lager, Anders ^f   Ericson, Dan ^f   Petersson, Kerstin ^f   Olsson, Jadranka ^g   Santimano, Eva M ^g   Wennström, Anette ^c   Winkel, Per ^b   Gluud, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Public Dental Health Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caries removal; Endodontics; Pulp exposure; Randomized clinical trial; Stepwise excavation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DYCAL; GLASS IONOMER; HERCULITE XR; KETAC MOLAR; KETAC-MOLAR; MINERAL; OPTIBOND SOLO PLUS; RESIN CEMENT; DENTIN BONDING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DEVICES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY LINING; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAPPING; DENTAL PULP EXPOSURE; DENTAL PULP TEST; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORARY; DENTIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PERIAPICAL TISSUE; PULPOTOMY; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RESIN CEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953968027     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2010.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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