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Comparative Evaluation of the Clinical Outcome of Direct Pulp Capping Treatment in Permanent Molars

Egypt120 participantsStarted 2024-06-01

Plain-language summary

This clinical trial will be performed during June 2024 and December 2024. The study is conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects after being independently reviewed and approved by the Institution's Ethical Committee and is designed in accordance with CONSORT 2010. Selected patients who are between 19 and 40 years of age had undergone conservative treatment for deep caries management in their permanent teeth in the restorative and endodontic departments, faculty of dentistry, Kafrelsheikh university. The patients are then assigned randomly into four different groups for this randomized clinical study. The decision for direct pulp capping will be made after informing the patients about all the pulp capping procedures that are suggested. Furthermore, any possible complications, postoperative discomfort, or failure of the treatment will be discussed with the patient. All included patients signed a written informed consent before enrollment

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Exclusion criteria

✕. Individuals who are 19 to 40 years old.
✕. Permanent teeth that have not been repaired and have extensive caries on their occlusal and proximal surfaces, extending more than two-thirds of the dentin near the pulp.
✕. Vital teeth; asymptomatic teeth (not sensitive to pressure, percussion, or palpation, and no spontaneous pain); sinus tract devoid of swelling and abscess; abnormal mobility absent; no history of spontaneous pain; mild, dull, and tolerable pain associated with eating and drinking cold drinks.
✕. Ethyl chloride cold tests, gutta-percha heat testing, palpation, percussion, and the lack of radiological symptoms in periapical radiographs are used to assess the life of the teeth prior to treatment. After the stimulus is removed, pain from a pulp test that is triggered by either heat or cold should subside.
✕. In periapical radiography, none of the following conditions should be present: normal lamina dura and periodontal ligaments, no internal or external root resorption, and no radiolucency in the furcation area or periapical region.
✕. The exposed area's diameter ranges from 0.5 to 1 mm.
✕. Participants' acceptance of the research program.

What they're measuring

postoperative pain

Timeframe: (1, 3, and 6 months

Radiographic assessments

Timeframe: (1, 3, and 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06599814

SponsorKafrelsheikh University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-10

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