Calcium hydroxide pulpotomy with a light-cured cavity-sealing material after two years

In this follow-up study a light-cured glass ionomer lining cement was evaluated as a cavity-sealing material in calcium hydroxide pulpotomies in primary molars after one and two years. The pulpotomy dressing was a suspension of pure calcium hydroxide with either tap water or sterile saline. The success rate of the pulpotomies after one year was 87.7 percent and after two years 80.4 percent (clinically and radiographically). This result was only influenced by the type of restoration (amalgam versus stainless steel crown). The results of the present investigation compare favorably with those of other published studies of pulpotomy of primary molars using calcium hydroxide as the wound dressing.