Lheozor-Ejiofor Z, Worthington HV, Walsh T et al (2015) Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries. Although MTA is considered the gold standard material for pulpotomy procedures, it has some drawbacks (poor handling, staining potential, long setting time) thus, it is important to evaluate the clinical performance of other calcium silicate-based cements like biodentine that overcome this drawbacks. This systematic review comparing the performance of biodentine in relation to the MTA when used in the pulpotomy technique in primary teeth. There is no superiority of one material over the other, MTA versus biodentine.
Out of the 233 publications initially identified, only 9 studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the review. They were analyzed by meta-analysis at three time points (6, 12, and 18 months). Clinical articles were selected, which were in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria and the research objective.
Search strategies were conducted in nine databases on August 5th, 2017, update on February 14th, 2018. This study aims to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials in order to evaluate the clinical and radiographic success rates of primary teeth pulpotomy performed with biodentine, when compared to MTA.