COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF A NOVEL CALCIUM SILICATE BASED MATERIAL WITH MTA AND CALCIUM HYDROXIDE AS PULP CAPPING AGENTS IN ADULTS: AN IN VIVO STUDY

Aim: The present study was performed to compare the effectiveness of calcium hydroxide liner (Dycal); mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and TheraCal PT as direct/indirect pulp capping agents in adult molars. DESIGN: In-vivo comparative study. Sixty-nine Materials And Methods: adult molars, fullling the eligibility criteria were randomly divided into three groups: Group I, Group II and Group III. Direct/indirect pulp capping was done using Dycal, MTA and TheraCal PT in Group I, II and III respectively. Clinical and radiographic examination was done at the end of 1 and 3 months. The intergroup comparison for the difference of frequencies between two Statistical Analysis: independent groups was done using the Chi Square test. Overall success rate was highest with MTA Results: , followed by TheraCal PT and least with Dycal, although statistically signicant differences were not seen. MTA showed signicantly lesser post-operative pain compared to both the other groups. Thicker dentine bridge formation was shown by MTA and TheraCal PT at the end of three months. Within the limitations of this study, it was Conclusion: concluded that no signicant difference in overall success rates were observed when performing direct/indirect pulp capping using Dycal, MTA and the recently introduced material, TheraCal PT, within a follow up period of 3 months. All the agents showed signicant success rates.