Title
Success of pulpotomy with MTA in primary teeth: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
Tejal Laxman Beldar*, Ashwin Muralidhar Jawdekar & Laresh Naresh Mistry
Affiliation
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India; *Corresponding author
Tejal Laxman Beldar - E-mail: tejalbeldar@gmail.com
Ashwin Muralidhar Jawdekar - E-mail: jawdekar.ashwin@gmail.com
Laresh Naresh Mistry - E-mail: laresh.mistry@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Article Type
Review
Date
Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025
Abstract
The challenge of effectively managing primary teeth with irreversible pulpitis in pediatric dentistry is of interest. The clinical and radiographic success of different pulpotomy materials, including Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA), in comparison to conventional materials like formocresol, ferric sulfate, calcium hydroxide, and Biodentine is reported. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of materials like MTA in pulpotomies for primary teeth with irreversible pulpitis. The meta-analysis revealed that MTA pulpotomies had a clinical success rate of 97.02% and a radiographic success rate of 94.21%, outperforming ferric sulfate, Biodentine and calcium hydroxide. CEM and Calcium Silicate Cements showed comparable success rates to MTA. Thus, MTA demonstrated superior clinical and radiographic outcomes for pulpotomy in primary teeth with irreversible pulpitis, showing statistically significant differences compared to other materials.
Keywords
Pulpotomy, mineral trioxide aggregate/ MTA, pulp therapy, formocresol, irreversible pulpitis, primary teeth
Citation
Beldar et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2574-2580 (2025)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
