Abstract
OBJECTIVETo compare the efcacy of Aloe vera (AV) gel versus Ferric :Sulphate (FS) as a pulp medicament in vital pulpotomy of deciduous molars.METHODS:This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Peshawar Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan. One hundred and fourteen patients were randomized into interventional group (A): who received AV gel & control group (B): who received FS as pulpotomy medicament. Deciduous molars of patients of both genders were selected for this study. Clinical signs & symptoms and radiological ndings were observed in both groups after a period of 6 months and then checked for their comparative efcacy. RESULTS:Out of 114 patients, 69 (60.5%) were males. Postoperative pain was reported be as no pain [AV=44/57 (77.2%); FS=43/57 (75.4%)], mild pain [AV=07/57 (12.3%); FS=11/57 (19.3%)], moderate pain [AV=03/57 (5.3%); FS=01/57 (1.8%)] and severe pain [AV=03/57 (5.3%); FS=02/57 (3.5%)]. Periapical abscess was observed in total of 04/114 (3.5%) patients (AV=03/57; FS=01/57). Pathological tooth mobility was also present as mild/normal [AV=52/57(91.2%);FS=56/57(98.2%)],moderate[AV=04/57(7%); FS=01/57 (1.8%)] and severe [AV=01/57 (1.8%)]. Radiographic changes were found in total of 06/114 (5.3%) patients (AV=04/57; FS=02/57). Out of 114 patients, 51/57 (89.47%) cases remained successful in group A while in group B, 54/57 (94.73%) were successful.CONCLUSION:AV tends to prove favorable outcomes in terms of clinical signs and symptoms and radiological features comparable to ferric sulphate and could be a better & cheap alternative to other medicaments in future and can be used safely for pulpotomy
Hassan Maqboo, Muhammad Aizaz Ali, Umair Ul Haq, Shahzad Ali Shah. (2020) COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF ALOE VERA GEL VERSUS FERRIC SULPHATE AS A PULP MEDI-CAMENT IN VITAL PULPOTOMY OF DECIDUOUS MOLARS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL, KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, Volume 12, Issue 1.
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