MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Volume 12 Issue 2 Agustus 2023

Success rate of mineral trioxide aggregate, formocresol, and calcium hydroxide as a vital pulpotomy medicament: Tingkat keberhasilan mineral trioxide aggregate, formokresol, dan kalsium hidroksida sebagai medikamen pulpotomi vital

Leny Sang Surya (Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Baiturrahmah, Padang, Indonesia)
Walhadiyati Malik (Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Baiturrahmah, Padang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2023

Abstract

The treatment of vital pulpotomy in primary teeth is more complex than that of permanent teeth, so dentists are expected to be able to choose the right medicament, so as to improve the pulp healing process and not damage the seeds of permanent teeth. Medications commonly used for vital pulpotomy are mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), formocresol and calcium hydoxide. This literature review discusses the success rate of MTA, formocresol, and Ca(OH)2 as vital pulpotomy medicaments. In this literature review, articles were collected using Google Scholar and Pubmed with the keywords vital pulpotomy, mineral tri-oxide aggregate, formocresol, and calcium hydroxide with the inclusion criteria being articles published in 2013-2021, availa-able in full-text, and written in both Indonesian and English. It was concluded that the success rate of MTA, formocresol, and Ca(OH)2 as vital pulpotomy medicaments was seen clinically and radiographically, and all three materials had a high success rate. However, MTA can be said to have a higher success rate because clinically and radiographically it does not show failure compared to other medicaments.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MDJ

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

The journal receives a manuscript from the following area below Dentistry science and development with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach: Dental Public Health and Epidemiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Conservation and Endodontics Preventive Dentistry Biomedical Dentistry ...