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Table 3 The success/failure rates of the two postobturation sealing materials in primary molars diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis or periapical periodontitis

From: Survival analysis of pulpectomy in primary molars performed under dental general anaesthesia: a two-year retrospective study

Variable

All teeth n = 410

Success n = 271

Failure n = 139

P

Irreversible pulpitis, n (%)

   

 < 0.001

MTA

180

154 (85.56)

26 (14.44)

 

No-MTA

89

56 (62.92)

33 (37.08)

 

Periapical periodontitis, n (%)

   

0.177

MTA

58

29 (50)

29 (50)

 

No-MTA

83

32 (38.55)

51 (61.45)

 
  1. MTA mineral trioxide aggregate