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Comparison of electrosurgical and formocresol pulpotomy procedures in children.
Dean JA, Mack RB, Fulkerson BT, Sanders BJ. - Int J Paediatr Dent. 2002 May;12(3):177-82.
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OBJECTIVES:
Although previous studies have examined the electrosurgical pulpotomy technique
for primary teeth, no well-controlled, clinical human trials have been published.
The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare electrosurgical pulpotomies vs.
formocresol pulpotomies in human vital primary molar teeth.
DESIGN:
Fifty children were randomly divided into two groups, 25 receiving an
electrosurgical pulpotomy and 25 receiving a formocresol pulpotomy.
RESULTS:
After at least 5 months postoperative observation time,
the clinical and radiographic success rates for the electrosurgical
groups were 96 and 84%, respectively; and for the formocresol group,
100 and 92%, respectively.
CONCLUSION:
There were no statistically significant
differences between the success rates for the two groups at the P < 0.05 level
as tested by Fisher's exact test. This study failed to demonstrate
a difference in the
success rate between the electrosurgical and formocresol pulpotomy techniques.
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