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  • Title: Clinical and radiographic evaluation of vital pulp therapy in open apex teeth with MTA and ZOE.
    Author: Ghoddusi J, Shahrami F, Alizadeh M, Kianoush K, Forghani M.
    Journal: N Y State Dent J; 2012 Apr; 78(3):34-8. PubMed ID: 22803275.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to report the success rate of using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) as vital pulp therapy agents in immature permanent teeth with carious or traumatic pulp exposure. Subjects were children with permanent teeth requiring pulpotomy (apexogenesis) and without systemic diseases. Both ZOE and MTA treatments as pulpotomy agents showed clinical and radiographic success in immature permanent teeth. Although MTA was more successful, it is more expensive, and dentin bridges may develop over canal orifices, complicating future root canal therapy.
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