Evaluation of markers in dental pulp

Study on molecular pulp diagnostics in dental caries - -

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/10/010188

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients having dental caries

Interventions

Intervention1: Deep dentinal caries: - Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention2: Shallow caries: NIL

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with one or more teeth with radiologically detectable and clinically confirmed dental caries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients presenting with spontaneous pain emanating from a tooth with deep caries. 2)Patients who take anti-inflammatory drugs because of toothache or any other reason. 3) Teeth that do not respond to the cold test and/or show an apical radiolucency.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate the biomarkers found in deep and shallow cariesTimepoint: 2 years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the status of pulp and the levels of BiomarkersTimepoint: 2 years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr N Vasudev Ballal

Manipal College of Dental Sciences

drballal@yahoo.com9880626167

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026