Direct Pulp-Capping Performed by Dental Students has a Success Rate Close to 60%. Direct Capping of Carious Pulp Exposures is Significantly Less Successful (33%) than Direct Capping of Mechanical Pulp Exposures (92%)

Article Title and Bibliographic Information

The Radiographic Outcomes of Direct Pulp-Capping Procedures Performed by Dental Students: A Retrospective Study

Al-Hiyasat AS, Barrieshi-Nusair KM, Al-Omari MA.

J Am Dent Assoc 2006;137(12):1699-705

Level of Evidence

2

Purpose/Question

The purpose of this study was to evaluate radiographically the treatment outcome of direct pulp-capping procedures performed by dental students in a teaching clinic. The research question was “What are the success and failure rates of direct pulp-capping procedures performed by dental students?”

Source of Funding

Information not available

Type of Study/Design

Cohort Study, Retrospective, Patient Records