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Comparative Evaluation of Fresh Aloe Barbadensis Plant Extract and Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as Pulpotomy Agents in Primary Molars

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Pedodontics

Abstract

Purpose: A comparative evaluation of Aloe Barbadensis plant extract and Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as pulpotomy agents in primary molars. Materials and methods: Thirty eight Children, aged between 4 to 8 years old of both sexes, 20 girls and 18 boys were included in this study. Pulpotomy was made in primary molars, it was divided into two groups. The first group included 32 teeth indicated for pulpotomy with NeoMTA and the second group included 32 teeth indicated for pulpotomy treated with Aloe vera .Clinical and radiographic follow up were made for each child after 1,3 and 6 months. Results: NeoMTA showed higher clinical success results than Aloe vera after 3 and 6 months,Chi square test shown a significant difference statistically between groups in all of its clinical findings and in the overall clinical and radiographic success 6 months after treatment. Conclution: Upon comparison between Aloe vera and NeoMTA as a pulpotomy medications NeoMTA showed better results clinically and radiographically.

DOI

10.21608/adjg.2021.21191.1208

Keywords

Aloe vera, MTA, Pulpotomy

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Abdel-Ghany

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Assistant Lecturer of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, October 6 University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

dina_magh@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Farid

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Professor of Oral and Dental Biology Department and the Former Dean of Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt

Email

dr.mona.h.farid@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Magda

Last Name

El Malt

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

magmalt@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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Volume

8

Article Issue

4

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29201

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2019-12-30

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2021-10-01

Page Start

681

Page End

687

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2537-0308

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2537-0316

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/article_207415.html

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488

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Journal

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Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls

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https://adjg.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023