Health Condition 1: I978- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the circulatory system, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Sodium hypochlorite: 2.5% sodium hypochlorite irrigation
Control Intervention1: Saline: 0.9% saline irrigation
Sponsors
Manipal College of Dental Sciences
Manipal College of Dental Sciences
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult patients presenting with vital teeth with a deep carious lesion radiographically reaching close to the pulp (inner quarter of dentine i.e. >75%) will be asked to participate. The tooth must not hurt spontaneously before treatment is initiated (Ricucci et al., 2014). Mild symptoms of thermal sensitivity to cold stimuli when provoked will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients with systemic disease and/or spontaneous pain emanating from the tooth. - Pulpal signs indicate irreversible pulpitis i.e. bleeding cannot be stopped (Matsuo et al., 1994) after 1 min or there is visible pus in the exposed pulp space. - Lack of availability for follow up (e.g. moving away) - Periodontal probing > 5 mm on tooth in question.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Healing of exposed pulp debrided with sodium hypochlorite or salineTimepoint: After 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of pain after doing direct pulp cappingTimepoint: 1 week of treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVasudev Ballal
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University
Outcome results
None listed