Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 165-166 , December 2007

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%)

References 

  1. Cox CF, Bergenholtz G, Heys DR, Syed SA, Fitzgerald M, Heys RJ. Pulp capping of dental pulp mechanically exposed to oral microflora: a 1-2 year observation of wound healing in the monkey. J Oral Pathol. 1985;14(2):156–168
  2. Fitzgerald M, Heys RJ. A clinical and histological evaluation of conservative pulpal therapy in human teeth. Oper Dent. 1991;16(3):101–112
  3. Matsuo T, Nakanishi T, Shimizu H, Ebisu S. A clinical study of direct pulp capping applied to carious-exposed pulps. J Endod. 1996;22(10):551–556
  4. Berman MH. Pulpotomy: the old reliable pulp therapy. Dent Today. 1996;15(11):60–67
  5. Stanley HR. Criteria for standardizing and increasing credibility of direct pulp capping studies. Am J Dent. 1998;11(Spec No):S17–S34
  6. Horsted-Bindslev P, Vilkinis V, Sidlauskas A. Direct capping of human pulps with a dentin bonding system or with calcium hydroxide cement. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003;96(5):591–600
  7. Koliniotou-Koumpia E, Tziafas D. Pulpal responses following direct pulp capping of healthy dog teeth with dentine adhesive systems. J Dent. 2005;33(8):639–647
  8. Lu Y, Liu T, Li X, Li H, Pi G. Histologic evaluation of direct pulp capping with a self-etching adhesive and calcium hydroxide in beagles. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006;102(4):e78–e84
  9. Silva GA, Lanza LD, Lopes-Junior N, Moreira A, Alves JB. Direct pulp capping with a dentin bonding system in human teeth: a clinical and histological evaluation. Oper Dent. 2006;31(3):297–307
  10. Armstrong WP, Hoffman S. Pulp cap study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1962;15(12):1505–1509
  11. Barthel CR, Rosenkranz B, Leuenberg A, Roulet JF. Pulp capping of carious exposures: treatment outcome after 5 and 10 years: a retrospective study. J Endod. 2000;26(9):525–528
  12. Heyduck G, Wegner H. [Clinical, radiological and histological results after vital treatment of exposed pulps.]. Stomatol DDR. 1978;28(9):614–619German

PII: S1532-3382(07)00136-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2007.09.001

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 165-166 , December 2007

Article Tools