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Evaluation of Dentin-Pulp Complex Response after Conservative Clinical Procedures in Primary Teeth
- Source :
- International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), instacron:USP
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Introduction Although selective caries tissue removal decreases the number and diversity of bacteria, stops the caries process, and reduces the risk of pulp exposure, the studies on the minimally removal of caries tissue are limited and further clinical research is necessary in this field. Aim This study aimed to evaluate through clinical and radiographic assessments the in vivo response of the dentin-pulp complex of human deciduous teeth after either partial or total caries removal (TCR). Materials and methods A total of 49 deciduous molars of children aged between 5 and 9 years were carefully selected. The teeth were divided into two groups: Group I: Partial removal of caries; group II: Total removal of caries. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed during the period of 4 to 6 months after the procedure. The intraexam-iner reproducibility was determined by Kappa test. Fisher's exact test was used to determine the statistical difference between groups. Results All teeth showed clinical success during the 4- to 6-month evaluation period. The radiographic evaluation showed 94.2 and 89.6% of success rate in groups I and II respectively. Radiographic results did not show statistically significant differences between the studied groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion The partial caries removal (PCR) showed satisfactory clinical and radiographic outcomes, suggesting that this minimally invasive approach might replace the TCR when correctly indicated.How to cite this article: Mello B, Stafuzza TC, Vitor L, Rios D, Silva T, Machado M, Oliveira TM. Evaluation of Dentin-Pulp Complex Response after Conservative Clinical Procedures in Primary Teeth. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(3):188-192.
- Subjects :
- Molar
Radiography
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Dental pulp capping
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
CAPEAMENTO DA POLPA DENTÁRIA
Dentin
medicine
Deciduous teeth
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Deciduous
030206 dentistry
Exact test
Tooth
medicine.anatomical_structure
Clinical research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Dental caries
Periodontics
Pulp (tooth)
Original Article
Oral Surgery
business
Caries Removal
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09747052
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....216fa5a131625ace0a2c59102d6b5489