Preliminary Study of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate for Partial Pulpotomy in Cariously Exposure Pulps of Young Permanent Molars

Objective: To evaluate the preliminary clinical outcome of mineral trioxide aggregate for partial pulpotomy on young permanent molars with carious pulp expose.Methods: 29 cariously exposured young permanent molars of 26 patients were treated with a partial pulpotomy technique,using MTA as a pulp dressing agent.Patients were scheduled for follow-up after 2 week,1,3,6,12,18 months to undergo clinical and radiological examination. Results: 28 of the treated teeth did not show any clinical or radiographic signs of failure during the follow-up period.One teeth developed pulp neocrosis due to the loss of restoration.The success rate of this treatment was 96.55%.Among the successfully treated teeth,67.85 % of the pulp adjacent to the MTA dressing exhibited dentin bridges.Conclusion: Partial pulpotomy may be a successful and effective treatment for cariously exposed young permanent molars and MTA may be a suitable dressing agent for it.