Clinical Success of Indirect Pulp Capping: 1-Year Follow-Up

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy children aged 5-9 years * Previously untreated first and second primary molars with deep caries * First and second primary molar teeth with positive pulpal response in vitality tests * Primary molar teeth with radiographically detected caries involving approximately ¾ of the dentin thickness * Primary molar teeth with the potential for pulp exposure according to the procedure in which the carious tissue is completely removed Exclusion Criteria: * Teeth showing signs of irreversible pulpitis (spontaneous pain, no prolonged pain response) * Teeth with symptoms of pain on percussion or palpation * Teeth with pathological mobility * Teeth with infectious symptoms such as fistula or abscess * Teeth showing discoloration on clinical examination * Radiolucency observed in the periapical region or furcation on radiographic examination