Association of Vital Pulp Therapy Outcomes with Tooth Type, Arch Location, Treatment Type, and Number of Surfaces Destroyed in Deciduous Teeth: A Retrospective Study

Manahil Maqbool, Tahir Yusuf Noorani, Norsamsu Arni Samsudin, Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi, Giampiero Rossi-Fedele, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Pietro Messina and Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina
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Manahil Maqbool: Paediatric Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Tahir Yusuf Noorani: Conservative Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Norsamsu Arni Samsudin: Paediatric Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi: Biostatistics Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Giampiero Rossi-Fedele: Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
Mohmed Isaqali Karobari: Conservative Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kota Bharu 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
Pietro Messina: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: There is a paucity of information concerning vital pulp treatment outcomes in the undergraduate teaching setting. This study aimed to determine which type of deciduous molar, arch location, type of vital pulp therapy, and the number of carious surfaces involved had a better prognosis when carried out by undergraduate dental students. The method used was the review of clinical records of 590 patients with 600 deciduous molars, that visited the outpatient undergraduate dental clinics for vital pulp therapy. Statistical analysis used to determine the associations of tooth type, arch location, treatment type, and the number of carious surfaces involved in successful outcomes was logistic regression analysis with significance set at p < 0.05. According to the regression analysis model results, there was a significant association based on tooth type ( p < 0.05) and arch location ( p = 0.003). In addition, there was a significant association based on the type of treatment performed ( p = 0.036). However, there was no significant association in success rates based on the number of carious surfaces involved ( p = 0.873). In conclusion, second deciduous molars and maxillary deciduous molars had a better overall prognosis, and indirect pulp therapy was revealed to be more highly associated with successful treatment outcomes in comparison to ferric sulfate pulpotomy in our setting.

Keywords: deciduous molars; dental pulp; endodontics; indirect pulp therapy; pulpotomy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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