dental caries. Caries of dentine
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Study group: The effect of TheraCal LC (Bisco Inc., Schamburg, IL, USA) in direct pulp capping of primary molars. This material was applied by using its own commercial instrument with
Treatment - Other
Control group: The effect of MTA (ProRoot
Study group: The effect of TheraCal LC (Bisco Inc., Schamburg, IL, USA) in direct pulp capping of primary molars. This material was applied by using its own commercial instrument with a rounded tip in
Sponsors
Reasearch Vice-Chancellor- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 8 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 5-8 years old children; Complete physical and mental health with no confounding history of systemic disease and/or use of special local or systemic drugs; No allergic reactions recorded in patient history; Having a pair of symmetric second primary molar teeth in one jaw having deep caries and vital pulp which is capable of being restored by amalgam filling; No history of spontaneous pain, pathologic mobility, draining sinus tract, redness or swelling of vestibule; Normal gingival and periodontal condition, with no sensitivity to vestibular palpation, and no pain on percussion test; No sign of radiolucency in periapical or furcation area; No widening of PDL space or loss of lamina dura continuity; No evidence of internal/external pathologic root resorption. Exclusion criteria: Lack of informed consent by the child patient’s parent; No evidence of pulp exposure at the site of caries excavation in second primary molar teeth, which were conventionally restored with an amalgam filling and excluded from our study; Evidence of pulp exposure surrounded by carious dentin which is indicative of pulpal contamination; Abnormal bleeding at the site of pulp exposure (i.e. bleeding with dark color which lasts for more than 3 minutes despite application of wet cotton pellet with mild pressure).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dental pulp vitality after treatment. Timepoint: 6.12 months. Method of measurement: lack of any of clinical or radiographic signs or symptoms of treatment failure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Radiographic success. Timepoint: 6, 12 months. Method of measurement: Presence of one or more of the following radiographic signs will be considered as failure of treatment: internal and/or external root resorption, periodontal space widening, inter-radicular radiolucency, and periapical lesions.;Clinical success. Timepoint: 6, 12 months. Method of measurement: Presence of one or more of the following clinical signs/symptoms will be considered as failure of treatment: spontaneous pain, swelling, pathologic mobility, tenderness to pressure, and presence of sinus tract, swelling, and sensitivity to percussion. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ali Vafai
Dentistry faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed