Assessment of pain and discomfort following pulpotomy using bioceramic and mineral trioxideaggregate in the primary molars

Abstract

The vital pulp therapy in primary teeth mainly aims to maintain the health and safety of primary teeth, as early loss of primary teeth leads to malocclusion problems, esthetic, phonetic, and functional problems, which may They are permanent or transient, so it is important to maintain the vitality of the pulp as much as possible.

 This study aimed to evaluate and compare the following pain and discomfort after pulptomy using bioceramic and mineral  trioxide aggregate in the primary molars.

Materials and Methods: The study sample included forty lower second  primary molars divided into two groups equally among children aged 6-8 years. The patients were randomly distributed into the two study groups. 

Mineral trioxides was applied in the first group, while bioceramic material was applied in the second group.

The following pain and discomfort were assessed after one, two, three, four ,five six  and seven days using a four-face facial pain scale

Results: There was no difference between the degrees of pain and discomfort between the children in the two study groups, as 70 percent of the children showed pain and discomfort after treatment, with the pain and discomfort gradually decreasing during the study period in each of the two study groups.

Conclusion: This study found no difference in the degree of pain and discomfort after pulptomy  in primary  molars using both mineral trioxide aggregate and biocreamic putty materials .