Effect of Ferric Sulphate and Putty MTA as Pulpotomy Agent in Vital Primary Teeth

Pilot study will not be conducted as we are not testing the feasibility of the methodology. This study will be performed on 60 patients aged 6 to 10 years attending the clinics of department of paediatric dentistry, college of dentistry, Jazan university will be considered for the study. Before starting; the procedure will be explained; verbal and written consent will be obtained by the parent or guardian. After obtaining consent a total of 60 molars will be randomly divided into two groups, Group A with ferric sulphate and Group B with Putty MTA using a lottery randomization technique. Pulpotomy will be done in both the groups followed by GIC restoration. Immediate post operative radiograph will be taken for all the patients. The patients will be recalled at 1month and 3 month and 6-month interval for clinical and radiographic evaluation. In recall visits all the teeth will be evaluated to grade them as either success or failure based on the clinical and radiographic criteria. This will be evaluated by investigators unaware of the group assignment. Criteria for evaluating the success: Teeth which presented with no symptoms of pain. Tenderness to percussion, swelling, fistulation, or pathologic mobility clinically as well as no evidence of radicular radiolucency, internal or external root resorption or periodontal ligament space widening radiographically will be considered successful. Any tooth which showed signs of symptoms of failure will be treated with pulpectomy