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Clinical and radiographic success was evaluated at 3, 6 and 9 months. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Science-21 (SPSS-21). Results: At the end of 9 months, overall success rate of pulpotomy was 85.5%. There was no significant difference among the three groups (p &gt; 0.05). Conclusion: The study showed that the success of pulpotomy procedure is independent of the type of medicament used for pulpotomy. 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