Vital Pulp Therapy in Primary Teeth
Conditions
Brief summary
A comparative evaluation for three vital pulp therapy techniques in primary molars using the same material (MTA)
Interventions
PROCEDUREpulp capping with MTA
Capping of the pulp tissue with a biocompatible material (MTA)
Sponsors
Delta University for Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* articipants were cooperative children (4-7 years) with no systemic diseases or relevant allergies. Eligible teeth were restorable primary second molars with deep carious lesions and a diagnosis of reversible pulpitis,
Exclusion criteria
* spontaneous pain, edema, fistula, pathological mobility, or percussion sensitivity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spontaneous pain | 12 months | numeric rating scale (presence or abscence of pain) 0 is best result 10 is the worst |
| Radiolucency of the periapical or furcation area | Follow up for 12 months | measuring tool is x-ray |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity on percussion | 12 months | Methods of tapping on surface in clinical examination |
| Presence or absence of fistula | 12 months | Visual inspection |
| Internal or e ternal resorption | 12 months | Measuring tool is xray |
| Widening of personal ligament space | 12 months | Measuring tool is xray |
| Pathological mobility | 12 months | Graded clinical by applying pressure by end of mirror |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed