Treatment of disease of the dental pulp Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Direct pulp capping procedure using MTA or Biodentine. MTA is the control/gold standard. After 6 months the teeth were extracted and histologically evaluated.
Random sequence generation was performed
Sponsors
Dublin Dental University Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male or female patients aged between 14-50 years (patients under 18 years required the consent of a parent/guardian) with an experimental tooth responding positively to pulp sensibility testing (cold thermal and electric), which was scheduled for extraction. The tooth was to be extracted for either orthodontic or prevention reasons and needed to be completely caries-free.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Teeth excluded from participation in the trial were: non-vital or carious teeth, teeth that could not be isolated with a rubber dam or teeth that required sectioning of the roots in order to be extracted.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dental hard tissue bridge formation: Histology at 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Discoloration: Photographed at 6 months | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed