Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 19-22.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2021.01.005

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Comparison of Biodentine and MTA as Pulpotomy Agents for Primary Teeth

MAI Lijia, YUAN Guohua*   

  1. The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Department of Paediatrics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2020-02-14 Online:2021-01-28 Published:2021-01-22

Abstract: Pulpotomy is one of the most common therapies of primary teeth. The pulpotomy technique involves a series of sterile procedures including removal of the infected pulp and covering the remaining pulp with a pulp-capping agent. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is now commonly used as pulp-capping agent for pulpotomies in primary teeth, but it still has many disadvantages. Biodentine (BD), a new-developed calcium silicate cement with superior mechanical property, biocompatibility, and excellent clinical effect, is a promising alternative to MTA. In this review, we list and compare the characteristics and clinical efficacy of MTA with BD as pulpotomy agents for primary teeth.

Key words: primary teeth, pulpotomy agents, silicates, mineral trioxide aggregate, Biodentine