Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Cooperative patients with FRANKL rating 3 and 4. 2.Restorable first or second primary molar (maxillary or mandibular molar) with deep occlusal carious lesions involving approximately 3/4th of the dentin. 3.Teeth with signs of reversible pulpitis 4.No history of spontaneous pain, tenderness to percussion, abscess or fistula. 5.Absence of clinical and radiographical pulp involvement 6.Extension of caries such that it has potential to expose the pulp if removed completely 7.Teeth with the absence of pathological root resorption or periapical or furcal radiolucency 8.Teeth with less than one-third physiological root resorption
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Medically compromised patients 2.Uncooperative patients with FRANKL scale less than 3 3.Teeth with history of night pain, abscess, swelling and tenderness. 4.Teeth with clinical or radiographic involvement of pulp 5.Teeth with periapical or furcal radiolucency 6.Patients who decline to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Preservation of pulp vitality assessed through clinical and radiographic evaluations (absence of symptoms such as pain, swelling, or signs of infection, and no radiographic evidence of periapical pathology or internal resorption post operative pain (VAS) Timepoint: 3, 6, 9, 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Restorative material integrity (USPHS criteria) Timepoint: 3, 6, 9, 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
KING GEORGES MEDICAL UNIVERSITY