RecruitingPhase 2

Clinical and Radiographic Success Rate of Pulpotomy Versus Pulpectomy for Management of Primary Teeth With Deep Caries

Egypt40 participantsStarted 2026-01-01

Plain-language summary

This trial aims to compare treatment outcomes between Pulpotomy and Pulpectomy in treating vital primary teeth diagnosed with deep caries with symptoms of irreversible pulpits

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 6 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Aged 4 to 6 years , in good general health
✓. The parents provided written informed consent.
✓. Clinical characteristics, defined as spontaneous pain and the presence of a deep carious lesion with pulp exposure and bleeding that did not halt within five minutes following removal of the coronal pulp tissue.
✓. Restorable teeth.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Physical or mental disability.
✕. Unable to attend follow-up visits.
✕. Previously accessed teeth.
✕. Swelling, tenderness to percussion or palpation, or pathological mobility.
✕. Pre-operative radiographic pathology such as resorption (internal or external), per-radicular or furcation radiolucency.

What they're measuring

Radiographic assessment

Timeframe: Month 6 , Month 12

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06293521

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-01-31

Contact for this trial

Nada Mostafa, B.D.S

01117311533 Nadamostafa@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

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