Comparison of zinc oxide eugenol and metapex as root canal filling material following pulpectomy in primary molars

Comparison of zinc oxide eugenol and metapex as root canal filling material following pulpectomy in primary molars of children aged 4-9 years old

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12623000785606

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-19

Start date

2023-08-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To compare the success rate of zinc oxide eugenol and metapex following pulpectomy in primary molars

Interventions

Use of metapex or zinc oxide eugenol following pulpectomy in primary molars INN Metapex (calcium hydroxide paste containing iodoform and barium sulphate as a radioopacifier, INN ZnOE: powder containing zinc oxide and zinc acetate mixed with liquid of eugenol and rosin. No specific dose, amount dispensed should be enough to reach the apical third of roots Procedure: pulpectomy followed by root filling Dental surgeon will administer metapex or ZnOE Duration: 30 mins for whole procedure with once

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 9 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age groups:4-9 years 2. History of spontaneous pain due to caries 3. Teeth with clinical signs of either chronic irreversible pulpitis or pulp necrosis such as gingival swelling or sinus tract/purulence or mild pathological mobility 4. Continuous bleeding after amputation of coronal pulp 5. Physiological or pathological external root resorption limited to apical third and with at least two-thirds root intact.

Exclusion criteria

1. Nonrestorable teeth. 2. Teeth exhibiting grade 2 or grade 3 mobility. 3. Teeth demonstrating extensive external/internal resorption. 4. Teeth with reversible pulpitis 5. Children having some congenital abnormalities.

Outcome results