Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October-December | Volume: 4 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 160-167
Comparative Evaluation of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Biodentine as Pulpotomy Agents in Primary Molars – An In Vivo Study
Versha Kamboj1, Monika Gupta2, I.K. Pandit3, Neeraj Gugnani4
1Postgraduate, 2Professor, 3Principal and HOD, 4Professor,
DAV (C) Dental College Yamunanagar, Haryana
Corresponding Author: Versha Kamboj
ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare Biodentine and Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as pulpotomy agents by clinical and radiological assessments in primary teeth.
Materials and methods: In this study, 30 decayed primary molars indicated for pulpotomy were randomly assigned to the Biodentine and MTA groups. After coronal pulp removal and hemostasis, the remaining pulp tissue was covered with Biodentine or MTA. All teeth were restored with GIC. Clinical and radiographic successes and failures were recorded at 1 week, 3 month and 6 months follow-ups. Data was statistically analyzed.
Results: The 6-months follow-up evaluations revealed that the clinical success rate was 100 percent for both Biodentine and MTA. The radiographic success rates at 6 months were 93.3 percent for Biodentine and 86.7 percent for MTA. No significant differences were found among the groups at all follow-up appointments (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Biodentine and MTA did not differ significantly in combined clinical and radiographic success after 6 months. Therefore, both can be considered reliable medicaments for pulpotomy treatment in primary teeth.
Keywords: Biodentine; Mineral trioxide aggregate; Pulpotomy; Primary teeth