Indirect Pulp Cap
Conditions
Keywords
Indirect Pulp cap, primary molar, MTA
Brief summary
The study is designed as randomized clinical trial performed at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry , Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) , Islamabad on primary molars requiring indirect pulp treatment in patients aged 5 to 9 years. Two groups , I and II of 40 teeth each will be selected according to inclusion criteria . In Group I , indirect pulp capping will be done with Calcium hydroxide while in Group II , it will be done with MTA . Both the groups will be evaluated clinically and radiographically at 0, 3 and 6 months . Results were compiled and analyzed using standard statistical techniques.
Interventions
MTA powder ( ProRoot; Dentsply ⁄ Tulsa Dental, Tulsa, OK,USA) was added to sterile water. The mixture was left to achieve a sandy consistency for about thirty seconds. Then, the material was applied to the cavity using a ball condenser.
For Group I patients, Calcium hydroxide (Dycal\_ Ivory,Dentsply Caulk, Dentsply, L.D. Caulk, Milford, DE,USA ) was used. The catalyst and paste were mixed as per the manufacturer's recommendations.
Sponsors
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical Criteria : * Primary molars with deep carious lesions * No H/O spontaneous pain * No associated swelling * No tenderness to percussion * Absence of pathological mobility * No sinus tract * Restorable Radiographic Criteria : * No periapical radiolucency * No loss of lamina dura * No physiological root resorption * Teeth with radiographic evidence of more than 0.25mm remaining dentin thickness * No furcal radiolucency
Exclusion criteria
* Non restorable teeth * Teeth with pathological mobility * Teeth with extensive external/internal root resorption. * Teeth with pulp canal calcifications * Subjects inability to tolerate any of the dental products being used * Systemic disease or severe medical complications ; Lack of compliance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dentine bridge thickness (DBT) | 3 and 6 months follow up appointment in all successful cases. | Dentine bridge thickness (DBT) was measured at the 3 and 6 months follow up appointment in all successful cases. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed