Pulp Response to Castor Oil
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study was conducted to evaluate and compare pulp response to Castor oil versus Formocresol as Pulpotomy Medicaments in Primary Teeth
Interventions
DRUGCastor oil
Procedure :pulpotomy procedure and histological evaluation. A sample of sixty two primary teeth from thirty healthy cooperative children of both sexes who were between 7-9 years and referred to Pediatric Dentistry Department. Two sound teeth without pulpotomy procedure were extracted and subjected to histological procedures to examine the normal pulp tissue and tissue organization (Negative control). The pulpotomy procedure was performed in sixty primary teeth (by split mouth design). group I treated with castor oil
DRUGFormocresol
Group II treated with formocresol
Sponsors
Tanta University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy cooperative children with sound primary canines indicated for extraction for orthodontic reasons
Exclusion criteria
* caries primary canines Presence of systemic pathology
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The degree of pulp inflammation using score. | 2 weeks to 3 months | The degree of pulp inflammation using scores from 0 to 5 , 0 mean no inflammation ,5 mean abscess formation . Measurement the effect of the castor oil as pulp medicament in treated teeth which subjected to decalcification procedure for histological evaluation under light microscope |
| The presence or absence of dentin chips formation by using scores 0 or 1. | 2 weeks to 3 months | The presence or absence of dentin chips formation by using scores 0 or 1. Measurement the effect of the castor oil as pulp medicament in treated teeth which subjected to decalcification procedure for histological evaluation under light microscope |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed