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To check which Dental Filling Works Better for Treating Deep Cavities in Indian population

A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY, TO EVALUATE AND COMPARE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL AND RESIN MODIFIED GLASS IONOMERS FOR PULP THERAPY IN A SOUTH ASIAN INDIAN POPULATION. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/098121
Enrollment
265
Registered
2025-11-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K040- Pulpitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Conventional Glass ionomer Cement: Direct and indirect pulp capping using Conventional Glass ionomer cement Control Intervention1: Resin Modified Glass ionomer cement: Direct and indire

Sponsors

Dr. Navin S Agarwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For Clinical Arm 1.Participants in the age group of 15 to 52 years. 2.An intraoral periapical radiograph of the tooth shows complete root formation. 3.Those teeth which will be diagnosed as having reversible pulpitis will be included. 4.Permanent maxillary and mandibular posteriors. For Histological Arm 1.Participants in the age group of 13 to 32 years. 2.The tooth should be caries free and scheduled for orthodontic extraction 3.An intraoral periapical radiograph of the tooth shows complete root formation and normal periapical area with no pathosis, no periodontal defects and resorptions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For Clinical Arm 1.Participants with teeth diagnosed as having irreversible pulpitis from their history, clinical examination or vitality tests. 2.Presence of a sinus tract or periodontal inflammation, mobility of tooth with poor prognosis, cracked tooth, furcation involvement, resorptive defects, or calcification of the root canal. 3.During the clinical procedure of the participant included in the study, if it will be observed that the pulpal hemorrhage could not be controlled and the same lasted for more than 10 minutes. For Histological Arm 1.Carious premolar, cervical or occlusal defects. 2.An intraoral periapical radiograph of the tooth shows incomplete root formation or any periapical pathology, periodontal defects or resorptions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
For Clinical Arm: Clinical and radiographic outcomes. Recording self-reports from participants (S) using Visual analogue scale (VAS). Clinical inspection of the tooth (I) Evaluating radiographs for normal and pathological changes (R) Testing the pulp-capped teeth for vitality by electric and cold tests (V) Palpation (PA) Percussion (PE) Mobility (M) Probing depths (PD). For Histologic Arm:- 1. Odontoblastic changes. 2. Inflammatory changes. 3. Tertiary dentin formation. 4. Presence of micro-organisms Timepoint: For Clinical Arm: Patients will be evaluated in 24 hours, 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months. For Histologic Arm:- Patients will be evaluated in 7 days and 30 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Navin S Agarwal

TPCTs Terna Dental College

agarwalnavin98.na@gmail.com07738910957

Outcome results

None listed

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