A randomized trial of mineral trioxide aggregate cements in primary tooth pulpotomies

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 126-132

  Celik, Berna ^a   Ataç, Atila S ^a   Cehreli, Zafer C ^a   Uysal, Serdar ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Mineral trioxide aggregate; Primary tooth; Pulpotomy; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE; OXIDE; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIAL; SILICATE; TOOTH CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DRUG COMBINATION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CEMENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; OXIDES; PULPOTOMY; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; SILICATES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 84891357280     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: 19355068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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