Dental caries requiring pulpotomy treatment Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Children aged between 4 and 10 years old attending the pediatric dental clinics at Dental University Hospital, King Khaled Medical City, King Saud University will be screened for teeth with deep carie
Sponsors
King Saud University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged between 4 and 10 years old 2. Healthy (ASA Physical Status Classification System I and II) 3. Cooperative (positive or definitely positive behavior according to Frankl behavior scale) 4. Deep dentin caries approximating or reaching the pulp without any signs or symptoms of pulpal degeneration in one or more primary molar 5. Primary molars clinical inclusion criteria: no history of spontaneous or persistent pain; restorable primary molars with deep carious lesions approximating or reaching the pulp; no pathological mobility, no tenderness to percussion, no swelling or sinus tract; hemostasis achieved after coronal pulp amputation within 5 minutes 6. Primary molars radiographic inclusion criteria: deep dentin caries approximating or reaching the pulp; no more than two-thirds of physiologic root resorption; no widening of the periodontal ligament space; no pathologic internal or external root resorption; no apical or furcal radiolucency
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with special needs 2. Primary molars with uncontrolled bleeding after coronal pulp amputation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical and radiographic success rates of both pulpotomy materials measured using an assessment of signs and symptoms by the examiners at 6 and 12 months follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Failure type of each group measured by the examiners at 6 and 12 months follow-up | — |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed