Painless and indirect devitalization of deciduous teeth pulp with combination of LiuShen Pills plus camphor phenol

    WANG Zhiª²Yu, LI Zhun, ZHANG Haiª²Xia, CHEN Yueª²Hua

    Department of Stomatology, PLA 451 Hospital, Xi¡¯an 710054, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To observe the clinical effect of painless and indirect devitalization of deciduous teeth pulp by combination of LiuShen Pills, a traditional Chinese herbal medication, plus camphor phenol without pulp exposition. METHODS: 280 cases of deciduous molar teeth with chronic or acute pulpitis and unexposed pulp were selected. In the experimental group, the deciduous teeth pulps without perforating pulp cavity were devitalizated by LiuShen Pills plus camphor phenol. In control group, the devitalizing paste of deciduous teeth pulp was used after the pulp cavity was opened. The clinical effects were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: It was safe and efficient to painlessly and indirectly devitalizate deciduous teeth pulp with LiuShen Pills and camphor phenol. The success rate reached 90.1%, a little bit lower than that of the control group. CONCLUSION: Painless and indirect devitalization of deciduous teeth pulp is proved to be of high success rate and is easy to operate. Easier to be accepted by the children, this method has good clinical value. ......