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%)

Abstract

The Radiographic Outcomes of Direct Pulp-Capping Procedures Performed by Dental Students: A Retrospective Study Al-Hiyasat AS, Barrieshi-Nusair KM, Al-Omari MA. J Am Dent Assoc 2006;137(12):1699-705 2 The purpose of this study was to evaluate radiographically the treatment outcome of direct pulp-capping procedures performed by dental students in a teaching clinic. The research question was “What are the success and failure rates of direct pulp-capping procedures performed by dental students?” Information not available Cohort Study, Retrospective, Patient Records