(C) The pulps stumps are covered by a zinc oxide–eugenol base. This solution is prepared by making a diluent of three parts glycerin and one part water. An evidence-based proven alternative to formocresol with reported success rates equal and even surpassing those of formocresol and all other pulpotomy agents is MTA.127 MTA was developed by Torabinejad at Loma Linda University in the 1990s, first described in the dental scientific literature by Lee and colleagues128 in 1993, and approved by the FDA in 1998. 0000046650 00000 n Phenol derivatives and iodine formulations gained popularity as medicaments in endodontics; sodium hypochlorite was confirmed as a suitable irrigant. 0000044351 00000 n Excessive bleeding that persists in spite of cotton pellet pressure and a deep purple color of the tissue may indicate that the inflammation has extended to the radicular pulp. The use of formocresol in dentistry falls within the current permitted exposure limits, and short-term exposure limits for formaldehyde. 0000046343 00000 n treatment of reversible pulpitis in the University of Ghana Dental School. It is important to emphasize that the key to success, regardless of the clinician's choice of agents, is the prevention of marginal microleakage of the restoration, which could lead to bacterial contamination. 23.13C). Formocresol, a mixture of formaldehyde and tricresol, has been used for pulpotomy for over six decades now. This procedure was designed to mummify the tissue completely. 23.14).118 Success rates comparable to those of formocresol were also reported by Smith and coworkers.120 A higher percentage of internal resorption using FS and formocresol was reported by Papagiannoulis121 after a longer follow-up time; comparable results were seen in shorter postoperative examinations. However, the authors state that the cost of MTA may preclude its routine clinical use. The tooth is then restored with a stainless steel crown (Fig. Each year following the completion of DFC or MTA pulpotomy, there is a 4.6-times-more-likely chance for early exfoliation of the pulpotomized tooth. A base of ZOE (either plain or reinforced) is placed over the amputation site and lightly condensed to cover the pulpal floor. 0000027057 00000 n A classic study claims that, subsequent to formocresol application, fixation occurs in the coronal third of the radicular pulp, chronic inflammation in the middle third, and vital tissue in the apical third.100 Others report that the remaining pulp tissue is partially or totally necrotic.101 Several reports have questioned the safety of formocresol,102,103 and most authorities now agree that formocresol is at least potentially mutagenic, carcinogenic, and toxic when used in high concentrations and under specific conditions in animal studies. White MTA has smaller particles and does not contain tetracalcium aluminoferrite or iron, both were found in gray MTA. The pellets are then removed, and the pulp chamber is dried with new pellets. In these cases, a coronal pulpotomy may be indicated. The indication was primarily the presence of a carious exposure and desire to retain the primary tooth until exfoliation. Formocresol produces an area of necrosis in the adjacent pulp tissue with the fixative effect diminishing as it progresses apically. trailer << /Size 74 /Info 21 0 R /Root 25 0 R /Prev 75904 /ID[<84a281d72cb2ac2633164cd28a2aad44><4edc8a433230695010970e7a2b79feac>] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 25 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 23 0 R /Metadata 22 0 R >> endobj 72 0 obj << /S 199 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 73 0 R >> stream 0000045070 00000 n We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Teeth were followed up clinicaly and radiographically for 12 months. Fuks and associates107 reported a failure rate of 18% in human primary molars 25 months after pulpotomy, using a 2% concentration of GA. In 2004, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that chronic exposure to high levels of formaldehyde causes nasopharyngeal cancer in humans. Since the material cannot be kept once the envelope is opened, its clinical use in pediatric dentistry practice becomes almost prohibitive. The short-term success of 2% GA as a pulpotomy agent has been demonstrated in several studies.106–111 However, longer-term success rates matching those of formocresol have not been reported. The Cox-regression analysis revealed that patient's age at the time of pulpotomy impacted the "hazard of exfoliation." When 2% unbuffered glutaraldehyde was used, over 96% clinical success was reported after 42 months.51,52 A 90% clinical success rate was reported after 1 year, where 2% buffered glutaraldehyde was applied for 5 minutes in pulpotomies.53 At follow-up after 2 years there was a failure rate of 18% as a result of internal resorption;54 the authors concluded that the relatively high failure rate reported in this study does not justify recommending a 2% buffered glutaraldehyde solution as a substitute to formocresol. After local anesthesia has been given and the rubber dam placed, all superficial caries should be removed before pulpal exposure to minimize bacterial contamination following exposure. Indeed, a Cochrane review141 concluded that among possible pulpotomy agents, two medicaments may be preferable: MTA or formocresol. It should never be applied to bleeding tissue. At issue was the previous pediatric dentistry specialist's recomme… Age factor The children’s age at time of treatment is summarized in Table 3. 23.13D). It is prudent to limit both dose and contact time. Formocresol was introduced to treat non‑vital permanent teeth in the United States and strong, caustic antiseptics were popular as intracanal medicaments at the turn of the twentieth century. MTA paste is applied to cover the exposed radicular pulp surface with a margin of not less than 1 mm beyond the pulp dentin interface. It has therefore been suggested that the findings should not be extrapolated to clinical use in humans.192,196,197 More recently, a review of the safety of formocresol, including FAD metabolism, suggested that FAD is rapidly metabolized, so the findings of previous studies may have been identifying FAD metabolites systemically and not FAD itself.182 Notwithstanding this, the amount of formocresol absorbed systemically by way of the pulpotomy route is small and may not contraindicate the use of the drug.220, ZVI METZGER, ... HAROLD E. GOODIS, in Cohen's Pathways of the Pulp (Tenth Edition), 2011, Formaldehyde, used as formocresol, has been used extensively in endodontic therapy despite its high toxicity and mutagenic and carcinogenic potential.221 The formaldehyde component of formocresol may vary substantially between 19% and 37%. Pulpotomy is defined as “the surgical removal of the coronal part of an exposed vital pulp as a means of maintaining the function and vitality of the remaining radicular pulp” [1]. The MTA and FS procedures are essentially the same with either of the medicaments used in place of formocresol. Following coronal pulp amputation, one or more cotton pellets should be placed over each amputation site, and pressure should be applied for a few minutes. Calcium hydroxide has had success in a variety of clinical situations including pulpotomy, root resorption, root-end closure, control of exudation and root canal infection.18, ANNA B. FUKS, JOE CAMP, in A Clinical Guide to Dental Traumatology, 2007. When the cotton pellets are removed, hemostasis should be apparent, although a minor amount of wound bleeding may be evident (see Fig. Holan and coworkers94 observed that pulpotomized primary molars could be successfully restored with one-surface amalgams if their natural exfoliation is expected within 2 years or less. The rationale and methods for preparing the tooth, crown selection, and placement o … Assessment of a novel alternative to conventional formocresol-zinc oxide eugenol pulpotomy for the treatment of pulpally involved human primary teeth: diode laser-mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy. Guelmann and colleagues95 analyzed the success rates of emergency pulpotomies in primary molars. Formocresol has been the medicament of choice for many years and its use is still widespread, mainly because of its high success rate.122 Calcium hydroxide may promote internal root resorption in primary teeth.101 Formocresol presumably fixes affected and/or radicular tissue so that a chronic inflammation replaces an acute inflammation.101, Because of the topical and systemic toxicity of formocresol and the assumption that calcium hydroxide causes internal resorption in primary teeth, other alternative agents and techniques have been suggested and studied.50,79 Numerous agents and techniques have been suggested, including ferric sulfate, glutaraldehyde, bone morphogenetic proteins, electrocautery, and lasers for pulp amputation.50,79,99. There were no other caries lesions, and all of the other head, neck, and intraoral findings were unremarkable. 0000031019 00000 n It is unlikely that formocresol, when used in the doses typically employed for a vital pulpotomy procedure, poses any risk to children. In a recent prospective study125 comparing NaOCl with formocresol examined treatment outcomes after 1 year, NaOCl demonstrated clinical and radiographic success comparable to formocresol pulpotomies. A pilot study by Vargas and colleagues123 showed promising results after a 12-month period, and a retrospective study124 confirmed these findings. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare, both clinically and radiographically, the effects of calcium silicate-based materials (i.e., ProRoot MTA [PR-MTA], MTA-Plus [MTA-P], and Biodentine [BD]) and ferric sulfate [FS] in pulpotomy of primary molars.Materials and Methods. Formaldehyde does not bioaccumulate. (D) The tooth is restored with a stainless steel crown. In a preliminary report of the same study, a much lower success rate was described (77.5% for the FS group and 81% for the DFC teeth), with internal resorption evident in five teeth treated with FS and four teeth fixed with DFC.118 This discrepancy can be explained by an excessively severe interpretation of the initial findings. 23.13A). A. O'Donnell, in Harty's Endodontics in Clinical Practice (Sixth Edition), 2010, Glutaraldehyde has been investigated as an alternative fixative to formocresol because of its lower toxicity.50 Glutaraldehyde is a larger molecule than formaldehyde, and as a result diffusion through the tissues is reduced. Clinical trials show that MTA performs equal to or better than formocresol or ferric sulfate 8,11,57-61 and may be the preferred pulpotomy agent in the future. 0000045756 00000 n 0000028297 00000 n However, further studies with longer observation periods are needed before NaOCl may be recommended for routine use when performing pulpotomies on primary teeth, as demonstrated in a study126 evaluating outcomes after 18 months which found the success rate of NaOCl as being significantly less than formocresol. Calcium hydroxide, while advocated since 1930,17 has gained popularity in endodontics in the last three decades. Although the formocresol pulpotomy technique has been recommended for many years as the principal method for treating primary teeth with carious exposures, a substantial shift away from use of this medicament has occurred because of concerns about its toxic effects. 0000047348 00000 n The systematic review and meta-analysis on primary tooth vital pulp therapy,74 mentioned previously, will be the evidence-based material to be used in the new Guideline for Pulp Therapy for Primary Teeth for the AAPD. Traditionally, a 5-min application time has been recommended; however, contact times of only a few seconds are probably equally effective. The patient's mother supplied a recent panoramic radiograph that had been recorded by the girl's previous pediatric dentistry specialist (Figure 2). 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