The aim of this study was to evaluate the capacity of ice and tetrafluoroethane in detecting pulpal vitality in 594 human decayed, sound, and restored teeth of patients 47- to 60-years-old. We observed that the test carried out with tetrafluoroethane produced a significantly (p << 0.01) greater number of confirmations than that with ice
Dental pulp test; Cold; Geriatrics; Endodontics
