FERRIC SULPHATE VERSUS FORMOCRESOL IN PULPOTOMIES OF PRIMARY MOLARS

Authors

  • Fayyaz Alam Department of Operative Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • Yasir Khan Khattak Department of Operative Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • Shakeel ur Rehman Department of Operative Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.522

Keywords:

Ferric sulphate, formocresol, pulpotomy, success and failure rate

Abstract

Objectives:To compare the outcomes of application of dilute formocresol and ferric sulphate in pulpotomies of primary molars.
Material and methods:This study was carried out at the Department of Operative Dentistry, de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore. Sixty primary molars in 60 children were treated by conventional pulpotomy technique.Thirty teeth were treated by 15.5% ferric sulphate solution for 40 second. In the other 30 teeth, a cotton pellet moistened with dilute formocresol was placed for 4 minutes and removed.The pulp stumps of both groups were covered by zinc oxide eugenol paste and the teeth were restored with amalgam. Follow-up evaluations were conducted 3 and 5 months after the procedure.
Results:The success rate was 93.3% in dilute formocresol group and 90% in ferric sulphate group. Chi Square test showed that these differences were not statistically significant (p=0.64).
Conclusion:There is no difference in the success rate of dilute formocresol and ferric sulphate application in pulpotomies of primary molars. Ferric sulphate a non-toxic medicament can be a better alternative to dilute formocresol.

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Published

2013-12-31

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Fayyaz Alam, Yasir Khan Khattak, & Shakeel ur Rehman. (2013). FERRIC SULPHATE VERSUS FORMOCRESOL IN PULPOTOMIES OF PRIMARY MOLARS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 4(1), 2–6. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.522

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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